0605 GMT: Rafsanjani Watch. Meeting the "Reformist Front", former Hashemi Rafsanjani has said that those who support the Revolution are right to worry about the current situation of Iran: "We should never forget that the Revolution was victorious because of people, and to resolve issues and problems, we should cooperate with people."
In a week of elevated tension between the US, the International Atomic Energy Agency, and Tehran, Rafsanjani also had this interesting comment, "We should work on our interactions and cooperation with other countries rather than making enemies."
l0555 GMT: It is not easy sorting out the more than 3000 candidates for Parliamentary seats on 2 March. The "Unity Front" of principlists has given way to several factions, the pro-Ahmadinejad candidates have tried to rally as a "Resistance Front". There are reformists boycotting the elections, reformists who are now principlists, and reformists who have tried to justify participation on other lists. The Supreme Leader and the President publicly stay above the fray, but their representatives send out signals about what should really happen next Friday.
There is one constant, however. Everyone hates the "deviant current", whatever that might be.
Once upon a time --- two years ago --- the deviant current was a label slapped on controversial advisors of President Ahmadinejad and allies of his even more controversial Chief of Staff, Esfandiar Rahim-Mashai. However, as the President's men then seized the term to criticise their foes, the "deviant current" was a tag to be applied to anyone.
Davoud Ahmadinejad, who has complicated matters further by saying some not-very-nice things about his brother's Government, is the latest to point at a deviant current. It is led by the US, Israel, and Britain, wants to send inept MPs who are against the Supreme Leader to Parliament, and has looted money for the elections.
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