A large number of the Assembly of Experts met with Rafsanjani heading the meeting since he is the head of the assembly. The assembly does not really do that much, but it contains powerful clerics that can theoretically remove Khamenei from power. Reports indicate that their was a very high turnout and that the members pain close attention when Rafsanjani started speaking.
A notable person missing from the meeting was Vice Chairman Mohammad Yazdi who is a conservative supporter of the assembly who supports Ahmadinejad. We will see if anything meaningful comes of the meeting since they actual have real power over the Supreme Leader. Mousavi's Facebook seems optimistic, but it is impossible to know what is going on in the back rooms of power in Iran:
Ayatollah Hashemi-Rafsanjani, Head of the Assembly of Experts, in an interview after the general meeting of the Assembly announced that a statement is being prepared by those who care deeply about the establishment and according to the suggestions of experts and senior figures to transform the current situation in the society to a suitable environment that can be reviewed and criticized properly.
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