#Ahmadinejad's enemies scent blood in #Iran power struggle | World news | guardian.co.uk
►http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2011/may/19/ahmadinejad-iran-power-struggle
Ahmadinejad, who drew on crucial backing from Khamenei during his disputed re-election in 2009, has been so roundly rebuffed by his erstwhile patron that it is by no means certain he will complete his second term as president.
In recent days, Ahmadinejad and the men described as his strongest allies – his chief of staff, Esfandiar Rahim Mashaei, and executive deputy, Hamid Baghaei – have come under direct attack from senior figures in the powerful Revolutionary Guards and some of most important clerics in the Islamic regime.
