Political Clergy vs. Religious Clergy

NIAC makes the distinction of the Friday Sermon of the political clergy in Tehran and the actual religious clergy in Qom.

In Tehran, Ayatollah Jannati called for the arrest of opposition leaders for being against Islam. In Qom, Ayatollah Amini called for an end of the use of violence by the government and asked for reconciliation.

As NIAC puts it, "The striking differences between the sermons in Iran’s political capital (Tehran) and its religious capital (Qom) provide further evidence of a deep rift between religious and political sectors in Iran that has developed since the June 12 election."