Iran's power struggle rivalries heat up courts
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President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and hardline rivals traded blows Monday as a presidential appointee was dismissed while his government pushed ahead with corruption claims against the brother of the parliament speaker.
Ahmadinejad has faced more than a year of withering political attacks after challenging Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei over the selection of the intelligence minister. Dozens of Ahmadinejad's allies have been arrested or driven from power by backers of Khamenei, and Ahmadinejad has been left severely weakened with less than a year left in his second and final term. (AP)
