Iranian President Suffering from Extreme Exhaustion
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said this weekend that he is suffering from exhaustion and two allies said he was suffering under the strain of his job. This is a rare disclosure apparently designed to combat rumors the leader of Iran could be more seriously ill than he is leading on.
From the Associated Press:
A parliament member who confirmed Ahmadinejad’s illness accused opponents of using it as an excuse to cast doubt on whether the increasingly unpopular president will run for a second term next year.
“Those who use such a natural issue for psychological warfare will fail” to gain support in public opinion, said Parliament member Mohammad Ismail Kowsari. Since the 1979 Islamic revolution, every Iranian president has been re-elected to a second term, except the first one, Abolhasan Banisadr, who fled the country in 1981.
The months ahead are critical for Ahmadinejad if he wants to try to rebuild his political base and rebut critics who point to his unfulfilled campaign promises, including his pledge to extend Iran’s oil revenues to poorer provinces around the country.
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