Source: BBC

Former President Ali Akbar Rafsanjani has urged Iran’s political factions to follow orders from the supreme leader, in an apparent conciliatory move.

Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has endorsed the disputed re-election of President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad in June, but Mr Rafsanjani has backed the opposition.

Correspondents say his statement seems to contradict a speech last month when he said the country was in crisis.

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