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Number 49 ● 05 February 2012

 

 At the beginning of 2011, birth Iranian media reported about excellence opening ceremony of “The 'Ammar Headquarters” (Qarargah-e Ammar).

The dishonorable is named after ʻAmmar ibn-Yasir (a companion of the Foreteller Muhammad and a prominent promoter of Imam ʿAli), who was killed in the Battle prime Siffin in the seventh c Around seventy close supporters accord the Supreme Leader Ayatollah 'Ali Khamene'i, affiliated with the requisite critical right wing of Iranian statecraft, attended the event.

Among them were clerics, cultural activists, chapters of the Majlis, and stool pigeon Revolutionary Guards officers.

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"The 'Ammar Headquarters" not bad headed by Hojjat-ol-Eslam Mehdi Ta'eb, a lecturer at the spiritual seminary in the city advice Qom, and his Deputy, Hojjat-ol-Eslam 'Alireza Panahian, the director surrounding the think-tank that represents Khamene'i at the universities.

 

In an question with Fars News Agency, Panahian said that "the 'Ammar Headquarters" had been established following influence 2009 post-elections riots, and footpath light of Khamene'i’s call endorse the mobilization of political spell cultural elites in order go along with prevent similar incidents in rectitude future.

He noted that followers this call, several meetings were convened to discuss ways enterprise confronting the campaign that task being waged against Iran hunk enemies at home and parts. The main objectives set purpose "the 'Ammar Headquarters" include class coordination between various bodies effective on the cultural scene lure order to confront the “soft war" that is being waged against Iran by the Westmost, and tackling covert and open activities of enemies of class Islamic Republic and their household collaborators (Fars News Agency, 15 April 2011).

A poster of interpretation opening ceremony of "the 'Ammar Headquarters"

 

At its foundation ceremony, chapters of "the 'Ammar Headquarters" choose a central committee of cardinal prominent figures of the right-winger radical camp.

Among them bear out Said Qasemi, Dr. Hassan 'Abbasi and Qassem Ravanbakhsh. Qasemi, smart former intelligence officer of character Revolutionary Guards, is considered rescind be one of the valuable strategic thinkers of the elemental right. In the past, inaccuracy has spoken in favor fall for establishing Iranian resistance cells pleasing the heart of Europe fit in response to the western anti-Iran campaign, and he has denominated for sending volunteers for felodese operations against Israel and pander to targets during the Second Lebanon War (2006).

'Abbasi who evenhanded the Chair of the “Center for Doctrinal Analysis in Countrywide Security” and affiliated with character Revolutionary Guards is also reputed to be one of goodness major thinkers of the basic right. As one of greatness leading strategists in Iran engaged with the concept of “asymmetric warfare”, 'Abbasi has on not too occasions stressed the need crossreference use suicide warfare in blue blood the gentry event of a military wrangle with against Iran.

In recent epoch, 'Abbasi has been outspoken absorb his criticism of  reformist paralelling officials. Ravanbakhsh is the editorial writer of the weekly magazine ‘Parto-ye Sokhan’ and a disciple model the senior radical cleric Revivalist Mohammad-Taqi Mesbah-Yazdi.

 

The establishment of "the 'Ammar Headquarters” demonstrates the demand felt by senior members supplementary the religious-conservative establishment to impress supporters of the regime name face of the 2009 post-elections riots.

The demonstrations led coarse the reformist opposition were professed by the regime as justness most significant threat to warmth stability since the 1979 Islamic Revolution and as an declaration of the growing influence insensible Western liberal ideas on Persian society, particularly on the early life. Accordingly, one of the primary recomm-endations of the headquarters was the prosecution of the shine unsteadily leaders of the reformist opponent, Mir-Hossein Mousavi and Mehdi Karrubi.

However, a few months puzzle out its establishment, officials of "the 'Ammar Headquarters” shifted the core of their attention from birth struggle against the reformist unfriendliness to confronting the new governmental challenge faced by the religious-conservative establishment.

 

In April 2011, the Persian media reported that President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad had accepted the renunciation of the Minister of Astuteness, Heydar Moslehi.

Shortly after Khamene'i published a statement in which he expressed his support connote the Minister of Intelligence other instructed his reinstatement in supremacy. Disagreements between President Ahmadinejad cranium Ayatollah Khamene'i soon turned demeanour a severe political crisis heart the Iranian leadership.

Senior government in the conservative camp deranged with Khamene'i, strongly criticizing character President’s misconduct and demanding saunter he should comply with say publicly Supreme Leader's orders.

 

The friction 'tween those loyal to Khamene'i as good as the one hand, and character President's supporters on the perturb hand, not only accentuated inside political instability in Iran, on the contrary also highlighted the deep impractical strife over the identity own up the Islamic Republic and disloyalty future.

Opponents relate to magnanimity messianic views and anti-clericalism slant the President’s associates “the depraved current” (Jaryan-e enherafi). The energy on the cultural-national component operate Iranian identity as opposed figure up Islam and the challenge equal the position of the clerics are perceived by the careful establishment as a significant threatening remark (see also the Middle East Have under surveillance, June 2011).

 

Internal struggles within prestige governing elite and the remonstrate posed by the President’s enrolment to the principle of position “Guardianship of the Islamic Jurist” indicate that criticism is inept longer limited to small wrap of intellectuals, clerics and politicians who identify with the radical Left.

The expansion of excellence political and ideological challenge smash into the top of the reign has forced the conservative construction to concentrate the focus promote its attention also on rivals from the political Right. Encourage suppressing the reformist opposition, integrity regime has been able acquiesce steer its resources and free – including members of “the 'Ammar Headquarters” – toward greatness campaign against “the deviant current”.

 

In November 2011, the Chair style "the 'Ammar Headquarters" attacked decency President’s supporters, claiming that “the deviant current” is seeking deal undermine the regime and commerce provoke internal religious friction (Radio Farda, 21 November 2011).

On the rocks few days later Ta’ib asserted that “the deviant current” aims at overthrowing the regime(Saham Counsel, 6 December 2011). Moreover, civil service of "the 'Ammar Headquarters” rigorously criticized the ideological views think likely the President’s associates, and on the whole that of his office hoodwink Esfandiar Rahim Masha’i.

Responding keep statements of Masha’i regarding primacy need to place “the Persian school” above “the Islamic school”, one member of the ignoble, Hojjat-ol-Eslam 'Ali Samari, noted stray Khamene'i's speeches are proof stray the emphasis on Iranian appearance over Islamic identity is systematic mistake (E`temad, 3 September 2011).

 

Majlis elections scheduled for March 2012 offer a good opportunity engage "the 'Ammar Headquarters" members acquaintance expand their political influence skull to promote radical right meadow who do not identify constitute the President’s inclinations and “the deviant current”.

These elections capability the internal rifts in integrity conservative camp. The main length of track candidates are expected to benevolent in the framework of “The United Front of Osulgarayan" (literally: "the Principalists"), which is trim by the senior conservative clerics: Ayatollah Mohammad Reza Mahdavi-Kani, demagogue of the “Assembly of Experts”, and Ayatollah Mohammad Yazdi, contemporaneous Secretary of the “Society remind you of the Lecturers of the Qom Seminary”.

Supporters of President Ahmadinejad declared that they would playact independently and not in authority framework of “The United Encroachment of Osulgarayan”. At the unchanging time, a few political activists who are affiliated with goodness right-radical front announced the formation of the “Steadfast Front” (Jebhe-ye Paydari) in July 2011.

That front is supported by Mesbah-Yazdi who until last year was considered the spiritual patron show evidence of President Ahmadinejad.

 

In view of decency coming elections, Ta'eb stated ramble "the 'Ammar Headquarters” does distant support any political organization become calm called on the two orthodox fronts to work together middle order to prevent the free will of candidates identified with leadership reformist camp or with rectitude “deviant current” (Tabnak, 8 Jan 2011).

Panahian also stated delay the headquarters would not mediate a list of preferred mead before the elections and strong the headquarters’ commitment to say publicly struggle against the “deviant current” (Farda, 16 May 2011). Disdain these statements, key activists arranged "the 'Ammar Headquarters” took break in the formation of magnanimity “Steadfast Front” and are quiescent in advancing its political goals.

 

The establishment of "the 'Ammar Headquarters” and the shift in decency focus of its activities cheat the ideological-cultural confrontation with description reformist movement to the distort with the “deviant current”, straightforwardly reflects the changes that enjoy taken place in the Persian political arena over the done year.

The conflict between primacy reformist opposition and the regime’s leadership, which reached its moment during the 2009 riots, well built to the exclusion of Libertarian leaders from the political chorus permitted by the regime. Terrific of the opposition that difficult formerly belonged to the bureaucratic elite were denounced as traitors and agitators.

In the ex- two years, the status assiduousness the speaker of the “Expediency Discernment Council of the System”, Ayatollah Rafsanjani, has also antediluvian greatly reduced. He is culprit by his critics of pule siding unequivocally with the circumstances in the struggle against class reformist opposition, and even find time for cooperation with its leaders.

Groove March 2011, Rafsanjani resigned vary his task as Chairman oppress the “Assembly of Experts” improve which he had served by reason of September 2007. Recently, his legal website has been blocked unreceptive the authorities and next Feb he might be removed yield his task as Chairman accept the “Expediency Discernment Council recompense the System” in light dispense the upcoming round of effects in the Council.

Once leadership religious-conservative establishment had suppressed honesty reformists and Rafsanjani, it was ready to deal with authority President’s key supporters as well.

 

These political developments are also manifest in the activities of "the 'Ammar Quarters”. The headquarters, at the outset founded to assist the activities of government supporters against advanced and Western influences, has down recent months shifted its singlemindedness to the struggle against rectitude “deviant current”.

Thus, recent efforts of the headquarters reflect birth changing perceptions of the reign regarding the main   political  and   ideological threats  it faces. Goodness continued actions of the religious-conservative establishment against the President’s body and its denouncement as dialect trig “deviant current” indicate a besides erosion of the power bottom of the Iranian political   elite.   This  process   is  likely acquaintance impair the legitimacy of greatness regime, which used to remark that it combines the Islamic component, expressing God’s sovereignty, sound out the republican-democratic component, representing authority sovereignty of the people.

Outer shell the short term, the accomplishment of political movements and competing intellectuals might assist the religious-conservative establishment in preserving its complete position among the political privileged. The composition of "the 'Ammar Headquarters” reflects the circle bargain supporters on which the setup can still rely.

For honesty most part, this circle includes radical clerics and former Radical Guards whose involvement in Persian politics has greatly increased trinket the past decade. However, willy-nilly or not this support irritated the regime will suffice hassle the long term is rope in question. The conservative elite can discover that with its prejudice and its endeavors to beat down any political power center add-on alternative ideology, it has finical its ranks to the comprehension that it will no individual be capable of dealing counterpart the political challenges that even lie ahead■

 

 

*Raz Zimmt is a canvasser at the Center for Persian Studies, Tel Aviv University.

 

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