Tehran - Supreme Leader of Iran, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, said on Saturday that he remained in political affairs of the country to intervene if interests "were neglected the nation' still a rare public diffraction of his power days after a disagreement with President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad in the free flared, ready.
In a speech to supporters in the province of Fars, which was live on State television, he praised Mr Ahmadinejad's administration. But he said that country's religious leadership would remain the highest authority. While the leadership is alive, it will never allow deviation, in the movement of the Iranian nation on its objectives, "he said."
The statement came about after a week of public tension between the President and Mr Chamenei which was considered by Mr. Ahmadinejad as an effort to extend control over the politically sensitive intelligence Ministry.
On Wednesday, Mr. Khamenei, the resignation is refused by the Intelligence Minister Heydar Moslehi, a hard-line cleric, to announce his support for Mr Moslehi by semi-official news agency accept. The Minister had reported IRNA, Iran's State News Agency, resignation last Sunday.
Domestic news reportedly approved the Parliament of Iran on Wednesday Mr Moslehi as Minister, the Supreme Leader's authority effectively support.
There was speculation that Mr Moslehi after efforts were made to his dismissal, a senior intelligence officials supported block withdrawal of Esfandiar Rahim Mashaei, Mr. Ahmadinejad's former Chief of staff. Mr. Rahim-Mashaei is known that the President have a significant influence but is unpopular among the old law.
Mr. Khamenei public statement claimed his authority was rare for a leader who has - long projected the image of an impartial referee a picture he seemed during the presidential election 2009 to victims, when he came out for the re-election of Mr Ahmadinejad.
However, has charged since the election of the relationship between the two men by several attempts to test the limits of the power of the President.
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