[Al Arabiya Latest] Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad warned his political rivals on Friday that their efforts to drive a wedge between him and Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei would come to nothing."Yer schemes will come to naught!"
In a speech in the holy Shiite city of Mashhad, Ahmadinejad denied the latest political unrest following the June 12 elections caused any rifts among the leaders of the world's fifth biggest oil exporter. "This is not a political relationship... our relationship is based on kindness. It is like a relationship between a father and his son," Ahmadinejad said. "Your efforts will bear no fruit. This road is closed for those devils who dream about harming our relationship. Their dream will be buried along with them," state television reported.