Deviant current

Principlist groups Monarchist groups Monarchists Defunct The "deviant current" or "current of deviation" (Persian: جریان انحرافی, romanized: Jarīān-e Enherāfī) is a term used by Iranian officials (e.g. high-ranking clerics, Revolutionary Guards commanders)[1] and conservative rivals[1] of Mahmoud Ahmadinejad to describe Ahmadinejad's entourage,[2] which functions like a faction[3] or party.

[22] According to Bernd Kaussler, assistant professor of political science at James Madison University, their ideology is a combination of millenarian, nationalist, populist and the principlist rhetoric.

[24][25] Monotheism and Justice Front, a group that endorsed a list of candidates for 2012 parliamentary elections is reportedly linked to Mashaei.

The faction were unable to secure a seat in Tehran City Council and even Parvin, Ahmadinejad's sister was unseated.

[32] Middle East Research and Information Project stated that they won 14 seats in the first round of elections.