On behalf of Ayatollah Khameni his ‘Information Office Center’ answered some questions today about the leadership model in Iran. According to his Information Office Center Ayatollah Khamenei stressed: ‘Commit to the supreme leader, obey governmental orders when you are a true muslim.’ This does not look good for reformers such as Mousavi and Karroubi.
In a previous message to the Basjilis, the Iranian parliament, ayatollah Khamenei pointed out that it is an obligation to follow the directives of the leader. “Lack of commitment and the lack of obedience cause a flaw in the islamic system and this will not be tolerated.”
In April 2010 Iranian President Mahmud Ahmadinejad made his strongest blow yet at his political opposition by suspending two prominent reformist factions. ranian President Mahmud Ahmadinejad has aimed his strongest blow yet at his political opposition by suspending two prominent reformist factions.
As always in Iran, one important question is how much Khamenei backs the new initiative. The supreme leader must balance his own desire to scale back the power of the reformists who challenge the superiority of theocratic rule against worries that further weakening the opposition could overly strengthen Ahmadinejad.