Ahmadinejad considered resigning over row with Khamenei

Ahmadinejad considered resigning over row with Khamenei
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Summary Ahmadinejad had considered resigning last year after intense differences with Ayatollah Khamenei.

Iranian parliaments deputy speaker Mohammad Reza Bahonar said on Sunday that President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad mulled resignation after supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei vetoed a ministers sacking, but ultimately decided not to.Ahmadinejad had withdrawn from public life for 10 days in late April in protest after Khamenei blocked his decision to dismiss Intelligence Minister Heydar Moslehi.
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