Ex-president to embattled successor: You should quit
Former Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has asked President Hassan Rouhani to resign.
In a video published on his Telegram account Thursday, Ahmadinejad said that Iranians do not trust Rouhani. “Your continued presence is at the expense of the country,” he said.
Uncertainty resulting from the U.S. pulling out of the 2015 nuclear deal with world powers has worsened Iran’s already-anemic economy.
On Wednesday, Iranian lawmakers voted to fire Rouhani’s labor minister, a victory for hard-liners opposed to the relative moderate amid the worsening economic crisis.