“Ahmadinejad's dictatorial ways have hurt Iran's image across the globe and could be a prelude to dictatorship.”

— Mir-Hossein Mousavi

As quoted in "Ahmadinejad lashes out at Iran's ex-presidents", CNN (4 June 2009)

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