Iran's parliament revealed it planned to impeach President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad but refrained under orders from Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, exposing a deepening division within the regime.Lawmakers also launched a new petition to bring a debate on the president's impeachment, conservative newspapers reported Monday.The reports of challenges to Mr. Ahmadinejad were intended as retorts to a powerful body of clerics that urged Mr. Khamenei to curb the parliament's authority and give greater clout to the president.
Source: http://www.realclearpolitics.com/2010/11/23/iran_assembly_aims_to_oust_ahmadinejad_246238.html
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