Close ally of Ahmadinejad arrested in Iran

Could Ahmadinejad be next? He has fallen out of favor lately among those in control so his days may be numbered. As unpleasant as he is, there’s no guarantee that the next person would be any better.

Iran’s former deputy foreign minister, Muhammad Sharif Malekzadeh, a close ally of the hardline president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, has been arrested on charges of financial corruption.

Malekzadeh resigned from his post two days ago – only a week after he was appointed – after coming under pressure from the conservative-dominated parliament for his connections to Ahmadinejad’s controversial chief of staff and close confidant,

Article source: http://www.americablog.com/2011/06/close-ally-of-ahmadinejad-arrested-in.html

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