Al-Arabiya went on to say: Divisions among factions in Iran encompass all religious and political levels. The Supreme Leader's followers demand a purge in the regime’s main power centers. At the top of the list of these institutions is the Assembly of Experts, which is chaired by former president Hashemi Rafsanjani.
The TV channel added: We have been informed by a senior member of the Assembly of Experts in Iran that the statement attributed to a majority of the assembly, which has demanded Rafsanjani to alter his stance, is part of a plot by Mesbah Yazdi, Mohammad Yazdi, and the Guardian Council’s Chairman, Ahmad Jannati to completely remove Rafsanjani from Iran’s political equations. The source tells us that the Assembly of Experts’ statement asking Rafsanjani to adjust his position to that of the Supreme Leader was drafted by Mesbah Yazdi.