New maneuvers between Rafsanjani and Khamenei? Same source: Many conservatives angered by Ayatollah Mesbah-Yazdi's statement that “obedience to the President is like obedience to God.”
The newspaper Jomhoori Eslami has pointed out the inherent hypocrisy in Mesbah’s proclamation: “If Mr. Mesbah-Yazdi’s statement is accepted, he must confess that he himself is a great sinner because, during the eight years that Mr Khatami was President, he encouraged everyone to disobey and confront the President….Even during the last four years, Mr Mesbah has also occasionally sinned against God by expressing his disagreements with Ahmadinejad.”
More on the latest machinations here and here.
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