
During his second term, Ahmadinejad came under fire not only from reformers but also traditionalists
in parliament and the Revolutionary Guard, and even from Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei
over accusations of corruption, Ahmadinejad's dismissal of Intelligence minister Gholam-Hossein Mohseni-Eje'i, and his support for his controversial close adviser Esfandiar Rahim Mashaei