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-Supreme Leader: Ayatollah Ali Khamenei
-President: Mahmoud Ahmadinejad
-Both are conservatives
-Their battle is for internal power
-Feud is becoming "bitter and public"
-Mr. Khamenei hinted he may abolish the
presidency
-Mr. Ahmadinejad reluctant to take the hint
-Arguments such as, the firing of Iran's inelligence minister
-Supreme leader is supposed to stay away from mundance politics
-World thinks that Mr. Ahmadinejad is Iran's main leader, not the case
-Former Senior Iranian Official: ""If the leader were to withdraw his support, Ahmadinejad's political future would be finished....He is scared of [Khamenei], like a dog".
Works Cited
-"President v supreme leader; Iran's politics." The Economist [US] 5 Nov. 2011: 56(US). Gale Biography In Context. Web. 16 Oct. 2012
-"Trouble at the top; Politics in Iran." The Economist [US] 7 May 2011: 53(US). Gale Biography In Context. Web. 16 Oct. 2012
-"Iran: Who runs it?" The Economist [US] 26 July 2008. Gale Biography In Context. Web. 16 Oct. 2012.
-Hashemi, Seyed Mohammad. "Iran: Executive." World Geography and Culture Online. Facts on File, Inc. Web. 16 Oct. 2012. <http://www.fofweb.com/activelink2.asp?ItemID=WE39&Government.aspx&iPin=M0019793&SingleRecord=True>.
Iran's President
Mahmoud Ahmadinejad
-well-recognized religious and political figure
-Iranian origin and nationality
-good record
-trustworthy
-pious
-convinced believer in the fundamental principles of the Islamic Republic
Iran's Supreme Leader
Ayatollah Ali Khamenei
-second person in state
-head of executive power
-directs international relations
-receives foreign ambassadors
-signs international conventions and treaties after their approval by the assembly
-appoint/dismiss Guardian Council members --> the supreme judicial authority
-appoint head of national radio, TV networks
-control legislature through Guardian Council (supervise election of leg. and rule constitutionality)
-pardon convicted prisoners
-mojtahed (doctor in Islamic jurisprudence)
- virtuous and just
-political and social insight
-prudent
-leadership
-general policies- consult with Exigency Council
-decrees for national referenda
-suggest amendments- consult with Exigency Council
-resolve issues between branches
-command of armed forces