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TEHRAN, Dec. 11 (UPI) -- Former Iranian President Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani came under fire from the Intelligence Ministry for inciting unrest in opposition to the clerical regime.
Iranian Intelligence Minister Heydar Moslehi spoke out against the former reformist president in the wake of Monday protests marking national Students' Day, the Financial Times reports.
Moslehi accused the influential leader of making comments in line with the opposition movement of Iran and inciting protesters "to go to streets and challenge the police's might."
Riot police clashed with student demonstrators at Tehran University using batons and tear gas to break up anti-government protests.
Rafsanjani holds considerable influence in Iranian politics, chairing the Assembly of Experts, the body that appoints the supreme leader of Iran.
Government-backed security forces responded to civil demonstrations that followed a fiery August sermon from Rafsanjani with tear gas and mass arrests.
The former president also boycotted the inauguration of President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad in protest of his disputed victory in June elections.
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