As Iran’s woes multiply, leaders wrestle for power
Middle East • May 2011 • Views: 400
Ahmadinejad and Khamenei battle over cabinet posts, prestige and power as country faces massive political and economic problems.
Iran faces international sanctions and increasingly tense relations with its Gulf Arab neighbors while its economy is forecast to shrink this year. Yet Ahmadinejad and his rival, supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, seem more preoccupied with personal infighting.
And Israeli fruit.