They delude themselves, Mr. Vahedi says, because the problem is far deeper than one man.
WSJ: The Weekend Interview with Mojtaba Vahedi: Iran's Revolution From the Inside Out
As the violence in Iran's streets intensified, Mr. Vahedi kept editing and writing for his newspaper from abroad.
WSJ: The Weekend Interview with Mojtaba Vahedi: Iran's Revolution From the Inside Out
Yet those in Western capitals who dream of rapprochement with a post-Ahmadinejad Islamic Republic should think twice, Mr. Vahedi warns.
WSJ: The Weekend Interview with Mojtaba Vahedi: Iran's Revolution From the Inside Out
Mojtaba Vahedi was born in 1964 to a pious household in the holy city of Qom but grew up mostly in Tehran.
WSJ: The Weekend Interview with Mojtaba Vahedi: Iran's Revolution From the Inside Out
But two days before the polls opened, Mr. Vahedi flew to Dubai.
WSJ: The Weekend Interview with Mojtaba Vahedi: Iran's Revolution From the Inside Out
"We didn't find any other cause for his stroke, " added Dr Vahedi.
Then in 1982, a middle-aged cleric and rising parliamentarian, impressed by his ambition and zeal, recruited the 18-year-old Mr. Vahedi to join his staff.
WSJ: The Weekend Interview with Mojtaba Vahedi: Iran's Revolution From the Inside Out
It was here that Mr. Vahedi finally broke with the reformists.
WSJ: The Weekend Interview with Mojtaba Vahedi: Iran's Revolution From the Inside Out
"I wrote that letter, " Mr. Vahedi says with obvious pride.
WSJ: The Weekend Interview with Mojtaba Vahedi: Iran's Revolution From the Inside Out
On November 29, 2012, Vahedi is scheduled to plead guilty in federal court in the Central District of California to one count of wire fraud in connection with the Ponzi.
Seems that Vahedi was a busy fellow because in addition to his multi-million-dollar Ponzi scheme, he also submitted at least 250 fraudulent loan applications replete with falsified employment and income records.
"Jalili has zero independent will, " Mr. Vahedi says.
WSJ: The Weekend Interview with Mojtaba Vahedi: Iran's Revolution From the Inside Out
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