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Iran’s opposition leader warns rulers could topple

27 July 2010 03:00 (UTC +04:00)

Baku-APA. Iran’s opposition leader says the country’s hard-line political leaders could suffer the same fate as the deposed Shah’s regime if they continue to consolidate their grip on power, APA reports quoting news.yahoo.com website.
The comments represent a clear break by Mir Hossein Mousavi with a ruling system he was once firmly a part of. The former prime minister was a fervent supporter of the 1979 revolution that brought cleric-led government to Iran before recasting himself as a leader of the reform-seeking opposition in last year’s disputed presidential election.
In comments on his website Monday, Mousavi accuses hard-liners of moving toward an oppressive, one-party system.
Previously, he limited his criticism to authorities’ postelection crackdown rather than taking on the ruling system.