(Radio Free Europe-Radio Liberty) Golnaz Esfandiari - Iran's official state-run news agency, IRNA, was also quick to cast doubt on the Fars interview. The incident provides the latest example of how the ongoing power struggle in the Iranian establishment has apparently pitted IRNA, which is pro-Ahmadinejad, against Fars, which is said to be affiliated with Iran's Revolutionary Guards. In recent months, Fars articles have attacked Ahmadinejad's inner circle, while IRNA last week issued a list of what it called "continued gaffes by Fars."
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