Khatami: Ahmadinejad Policy Exports Violence

Former Iranian president Mohammad Khatami has said that Iran's foreign policy under President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, which exports terror and violence, is against the orders of Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomenei, the founder of the Islamic Revolution Regime.

Khatami added that Ahmadinejad’s policy constitutes "betrayal of the Islamic Revolution and of Islam."

The Iranian daily Kayhan, which is close to Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, called Khatami's statements "anti-nationalist, and supportive of the baseless American accusations."

Seventy-seven Iranian MPs have demanded that Iranian Intelligence Minister Gholam-Hosseini Mohseni-Ejei deal immediately with Khatami's statements.

Sources: Al-Sharq Al-Awsat, London; Shahab News, Iran, May 6, 2008; Kayhan, Iran, May 5, 2008

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