'US, Israel plotting to weaken Iran'

The defeated conservative candidate in Iran's disputed presidential election, Mohsen Rezaei, on Sunday accused the United States and Israel of plotting against Teheran.

In remarks published on his web site, Rezaei said, "They - the US and Israel - plotted this disintegration to weaken Iran and make it surrender through sanctions or attack."

Rezaei also warned the government and opposition protesters that more postelection turmoil could lead to the country's disintegration, and urged the other two defeated candidates - both of them reformists - to drop their push for a new vote and work with Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad.

The former commander of the powerful Revolutionary Guard may be trying to position himself as a neutral figure in the dispute who could work to bring Iran's divided camps together. More

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