Post by peterd on Sept 4, 2013 12:02:54 GMT -8
The Struggle Between Khamenei And Rafsanjani Over The Iranian Leadership – Part III: Rafsanjani Says Assad Used Chemical Weapons Against His Own People
In recent months, Iranian Expediency Council chairman Ali Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani has challenged the leadership of Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei as well as his policy in the nuclear and Syrian crises.[1] On August 29, 2013, Rafsanjani made an additional defiant speech, unusually harsh for the Iranian political landscape; he stated that Syrian president Bashar Al-Assad, who is Iran's strategic ally, had attacked his own people with chemical weapons.
Also in his speech, Rafsanjani bemoaned the plight of the Iranian people, which he says is suffering under the sanctions that are impacting all areas of life and security and economic affairs; this, he said, is due to Khamenei's nuclear policy, which rejects the option of compromising with the West and the U.S. in order to alleviate the suffering of the people.
His statements were recorded and were released on YouTube on September 2.
www.memri.org/report/en/0/0/0/0/0/0/7389.htm
In recent months, Iranian Expediency Council chairman Ali Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani has challenged the leadership of Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei as well as his policy in the nuclear and Syrian crises.[1] On August 29, 2013, Rafsanjani made an additional defiant speech, unusually harsh for the Iranian political landscape; he stated that Syrian president Bashar Al-Assad, who is Iran's strategic ally, had attacked his own people with chemical weapons.
Also in his speech, Rafsanjani bemoaned the plight of the Iranian people, which he says is suffering under the sanctions that are impacting all areas of life and security and economic affairs; this, he said, is due to Khamenei's nuclear policy, which rejects the option of compromising with the West and the U.S. in order to alleviate the suffering of the people.
His statements were recorded and were released on YouTube on September 2.
www.memri.org/report/en/0/0/0/0/0/0/7389.htm