TEHRAN, Iran — On April 24, Iranian member of parliament Ruhollah Hosseinian said he had video of an all-female party thrown by President Hassan Rouhani’s wife and threatened to publish it. Critics of Rouhani’s wife’s party said the gathering was lavish. It appears many seemed upset that there was dancing at the party.
This attack on Rouhani has been one of the stranger ones since he took office nine months ago. That he won the elections with the backing of Reformist social and political forces and the supporters of the Green Movement has caused worry and anger among radical members of parliament. The Endurance Front of the Islamic Revolution (jebhey-e paydari-ye enqelab-e eslami) and its high-ranking members, such as Hosseinian, are in the front lines of the domestic opposition against Rouhani.
