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All Eyes On Rafsanjani In Iran

Big developments In Iran. Meir Javedanfar, writing on RealClearWorld:

The most important takeaway message from Ayatollah Hashemi Rafsanjani’s Friday sermon in Iran today is that the regime now faces one of the most important crisis since the inception of the Islamic Republic.

This is in direct contrast to President Ahmadinejad, who has dismissed the events as marginal and minor incidents. By using the word ‘crisis’ in front of millions of Iranians, Rafsanjani’s biggest target was Ali Khamenei. Sending a direct message to the Supreme Leader, Rafsanjani made it clear that unless a solution suitable for both sides is found, the situation will continue, and this could be dangerous.

His warning was backed up by an example about the Shah, about whom he said “it was the presence of people on the streets which broke the back of arrogant Shah’s regime.”

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