Clerics appear split over Iran arrests: ; Daughter, other kin of ex-President Rafsanjani jailed

Charleston Gazette › June 23, 2009

Linked as:

Summary

INSIDE: Despite tension, Iran and U.S. doing business together 7A

TEHRAN, Iran - A backstage struggle among Iran's ruling clerics burst into the open Sunday when the government said it had arrested the daughter and other relatives of an ayatollah who is one of the country's most powerful men.

See the full content of this document

Extract

Clerics appear split over Iran arrests: ; Daughter, other kin of ex-President Rafsanjani jailed

State-run media said the daughter and four other relatives of former President Hashemi Rafsanjani were later released but their arrests appeared to be ...

See the full content of this document