The office of the first vice president welcomed this action following the statements of the former president’s lawyer regarding Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s complaint against Ishaq Jahangiri. Shortly after, Gholamhossein Mohseni Ajei, the spokesperson of the Judiciary, announced that regarding Ahmadinejad’s complaint, the head of the Judiciary has issued a restraining order against the First Vice President. After some time, Ahmadinejad’s complaint against Jahangiri was rejected.In the years after his presidency, Ahmadinejad has accompanied and defended his former vice-presidents Hamidreza Beqaei and Esfandiar Rahim Mashaei many times and defended them against accusations.
In the middle of 2015, the leader of Iran, Ali Khamenei, clearly stated that: “He is opposed to his participation in the 12th presidential election”.
