Barred from poll, Rafsanjani calls Iranian leaders ignorant

By Marcus George and Yeganeh Torbati DUBAI (Reuters) – Former president Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani has accused Iran’s leadership of incompetence and ignorance just days after he was barred from standing in an election next month, the opposition Kaleme website reported on Thursday. Rafsanjani’s comments appeared to add to the political conflict between those loyal to the leadership and opposition groups who have been marginalized since post-election unrest in 2009. …