Main Ahmadinejad rival says supporters targeted
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) – Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s main reformist challenger said Sunday that the Iranian president has made false accusations against his supporters to try to sabotage his campaign with just days to go before Friday’s presidential election.
Former Prime Minister Mir Hossein Mousavi wrote a letter to Iran’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, accusing Ahmadinejad and his supporters of taking unethical steps against his campaign.
“Is the presidency worth lying to people?” Mousavi said later Sunday during a live TV debate with the other reformist challenger, Mahdi Karroubi.
Mousavi said he joined the race to protest that Ahmadinejad “has dragged the country to a point that it is full of lies.”
In an unusual twist for elections in Iran, the presidential campaign has descended into bitter personal attacks between candidates. Khamenei, who has final say on all state matters in Iran, has urged the contenders and their supporters to exercise restraint.
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) – Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s main reformist challenger said Sunday that the Iranian president has made false accusations against his supporters to try to sabotage his campaign with just days to go before Friday’s presidential election.
Former Prime Minister Mir Hossein Mousavi wrote a letter to Iran’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, accusing Ahmadinejad and his supporters of taking unethical steps against his campaign.
“Is the presidency worth lying to people?” Mousavi said later Sunday during a live TV debate with the other reformist challenger, Mahdi Karroubi.
Mousavi said he joined the race to protest that Ahmadinejad “has dragged the country to a point that it is full of lies.”
In an unusual twist for elections in Iran, the presidential campaign has descended into bitter personal attacks between candidates. Khamenei, who has final say on all state matters in Iran, has urged the contenders and their supporters to exercise restraint.