According to the Jerusalem Post, opposition factions within Iran will try to block President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad from another term in office.
The alliance aims to exploit the president's unpopularity, which is on the rise due to high unemployment, rising inflation and a looming crisis over petrol prices and possible rationing to win control of the Majlis in general elections which are due within 10 months.
Parliament last week voted to reduce Ahmadinejad's term by holding presidential and parliamentary elections simultaneously next year.
However, the move is likely to be vetoed by the Guardian Council.
But opposition spokesmen said their broader objective was to bring down the fundamentalist regime by democratic means, transform Iran into a "normal country", and prevent the need for any military or other US and western intervention.
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