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Mahmoud Ahmadinejad: You have Ayatollah Rafsanjani, perhaps the second most powerful man in Iran, forming a coalition with former President…

On the recordJune 15, 2009
You have Ayatollah Rafsanjani, perhaps the second most powerful man in Iran, forming a coalition with former President Mohammad Khatami, both of whom are working behind the scenes to try to pressure the supreme leader to annul this vote.
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Mahmoud Ahmadinejad

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Discussion about the political coalitions forming in response to the disputed elections in Iran.

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