during the June election campaign. Iran Focus
Abdollah Nasseris resignation came without prior notification of such a decision and coincided with the ceremony for Ahmadinejads taking office.
Ahmadinejads presidential campaign team had charged that during the controversial second round of the elections, the Islamic Republic News Agency (IRNA) had supported the President-elects rival, former President Ayatollah Ali-Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani.
Ahmadinejads win was marred with controversy with a number of rival candidates claiming that the former Revolutionary Guards senior commander had gained victory through massive electoral fraud.
IRNA announced that the managing director was to be replaced by Gholam-Hossein Eslamifard, the agencys deputy for news affairs.