TEHRAN, Dec. 17 (UPI) -- An opposition cleric in Iran said the government was disrespecting the Islamic republic by exploiting the vandalism of pictures of Ayatollah Khomeini. Grand Ayatollah Hossein Ali Montazeri, who fell out of favor with Iran's Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei following disputes over civil rights, condemned the way the government handled the vandalism of pictures of the founder of the Islamic republic.