Iran factions use earthquake relief effort to pursue power struggle

Workers unloading humanitarian aid from Italian government to Iraqi victims of an earthquake that struck on the border of Iraq and Iran on Sunday, are seen next to an Italian military aircraft, at Sulaimaniyah Airport, in the semi-autonomous Kurdistan region, Iraq, November 15, 2017. REUTERS/Stringer NO RESALES. NO ARCHIVES

ANKARA (Reuters) - Political infighting among Iran's ruling elite has moved on to a new battleground - the relief effort after an earthquake that killed at least 530 people and injured thousands.

Hardline media are accusing the government of pragmatist President Hassan Rouhani of reacting too slowly to last weekend's quake, while highlighting aid work by the Revolutionary Guards - a rival power centre.