With Iran's presidential election approaching, incumbent Mahmud Ahmadinejad is under fire. RFE/RL's Radio Farda correspondent Mehrdad Mirdamadi says all three of his main opponents have more authority in the Islamic republic and will be able to stand up to the supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, in changing policy in Iran.
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