Top 10 Players in Iran's Power Struggle
The conflict in Iran is a complex struggle for power within Iran's ruling establishment and a battle over the country's direction. Here's a Who's Who of the players who may determine Iran's future in the unfolding drama
Currently the speaker of parliament, Larijani is a longtime regime strategist and national-security adviser to the Supreme Leader. He handled nuclear negotiations with the West for a period before being ousted from the role by President Ahmadinejad. Larijani is considered a pragmatic conservative who is at once close to the Supreme Leader but also strongly at odds with Ahmadinejad over policy as well as personal differences. Since the election, Larijani has both congratulated Ahmadinejad on his victory and condemned his government's Interior Ministry for attacks on students during the protests that followed the poll.
— Scott Macleod
See pictures of Ahmadinejad's supporters at LIFE.com.
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