Iran Arrests Close Ally Of Ex-President Ahmadinejad
Iranian authorities say they have detained a close ally of former hard-line President Mahmud Ahmadinejad. Esfandiar Rahim Mashaei, a former vice president and chief of staff of Ahmadinejad, was arrested on March 17, the website of Tehran’s prosecutor said. It said Mashaei was arrested by police officers who were acting on the orders of the judiciary. Mashaei served as first vice president in 2009 at the start of Ahmadinejad's contested second term in office. Mashaei’s detention comes after video uploaded on social media showed him ...
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