Deviant current
Iranian derogatory political term for Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's entourage / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The "deviant current" or "current of deviation" (Persian: جریان انحرافی, romanized: Jarīān-e Enherāfī) is a term used by Iranian officials (e.g. high-ranking clerics, Revolutionary Guards commanders)[1] and conservative rivals[1] of Mahmoud Ahmadinejad to describe Ahmadinejad's entourage,[2] which functions like a faction[3] or party.[4] Ahmadinejad had some tendency toward Iranian nationalism that deviated from the clerics' theocratic rule, hence top clerics labeled the faction associated with him as "deviant current".[5]
Quick Facts Current of Deviation جریان انحرافی, Leader ...
Current of Deviation جریان انحرافی | |
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Leader | Esfandiar Rahim Mashaei |
Founded | 2011 |
Preceded by | Coalition of the Pleasant Scent of Servitude |
Public relations wing | Havadarn-e Mahmoud Ahmadinejad |
Electoral list | Monotheism and Justice Front (2012) Supporters of Justice Discourse of Islamic Revolution (2012) |
Political party | YEKTA Front |
Ideology | National conservatism Iranian nationalism Populism Shia Islamism |
Religion | Shia Islam |
National affiliation | Iranian principalists |
Islamic Consultative Assembly | 14 / 290
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Website | |
Dolat-e Bahar (lit. 'Government of Spring') Rais Jomhur-e ma (lit. 'Our President') | |
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The term was coined in 2011, after an open conflict between Ahmadinejad and the Supreme leader Ali Khamenei.[6][7]