"In a regime that is a synthesis of the mullahs, the military and the security services, Rouhani is the living example of the pawn to field when the system is in a tight corner.
And the Khomeinist system is in a tight corner now. In the televised presidential debates, all the candidates agreed that Iran is in “a major crisis,” with UN, US and EU sanctions hurting the people."
Rouhani might now enable the regime to buy more time through a simulacrum of negotiations with the outside world, perhaps even obtaining the easing of some sanctions. In his memoirs, Rouhani depicts how he duped European foreign ministers, including Britain’s Jack Straw and France’s Dominique de Villepin, with a mixture of promises and cosmetic adjustments to Iran’s nuclear project.
He describes the United States as the global “village headman” with whom Tehran must seek a deal — and asserts his hatred of America as “an arrogant power” that must be fought and defeated wherever possible.
Though Khamenei calls the shots in Tehran, a strong personality could use presidential power to impose his own imprint. But I believe Rouhani is too much of a careerist to challenge the “Supreme Guide.” Rouhani’s model and mentor is Hashemi Rafsanjani, the former president nicknamed “the man for all seasons,” who has swallowed all manner of injuries to remain on the margins of power.
The new president is bound to clash with Khamenei — but most likely to wind up
retreating with his tail between his legs.
In that sense, Khamenei has got the president he wanted.
Those remarks were for domestic consumption because people blame the sanctions on Khamnei. Without the Supreme Custodian's permission, Rohani has no power. However, the fact that he allowed Rohani to win indicates that he is amenable to making a deal. Khamenie's regime has never been weaker. There are talks of even releasing Mousavi and Karoubi. Time will tell.
Just like Islam with its written Sharia IRI's constitution has been sealed in such a way that it cannot be touched internally. But one out of many approaches to invalidate such constitution is read below:
“….Mehdi Haeri Yazdi, who argued that when a people are deemed so ignorant that they need a guardian, they cannot be assumed to have competence to choose that guardian, making the theory of the guardianship of the jurisprudent logically inconsistent.”
From: “Distant Relations: Iran and Lebanon in the Last 500 Years, edited by Houchang Chehabi”
Just reading my facebook page with friends and family in Iran who voted for Rohani:
one of them said, "This was a "NO" vote to Rahbar (i.e. the supreme leader) in a democratic way.
Another said, " We know nothing will change but we are hoping against hope"
Some who did not vote are saying to those voted that, " from now every crime the regime commits, those voted would be viewed as the regime's accomplices"...
Iran is a pressure cooker and the so called reformers function as the release valve to let out the pressure before everything explodes. Khamenie plays this game to his advantage every time. The regime will survive for the next hundred years without any improvement either in social, economic or political sphere until the country runs out of oil and there is nothing to loot and line the pocket of Shia religious caste and their vast family tribes.
Rohani was the logical choice for the supreme custodian. The regime needed to restore its legitimacy. Rohani even allowing to be a candidate indicates that the Supreme Custodian wants to negotiate with the West. We will see. Rohani has no power or say in foreign policy matters. He will be only voicing the Wishes of the Supreme Leader. Rohani is not a reformer but he is better than Jalili. People mostly voted against Jalili.
"In a regime that is a synthesis of the mullahs, the military and the security services, Rouhani is the living example of the pawn to field when the system is in a tight corner.
And the Khomeinist system is in a tight corner now. In the televised presidential debates, all the candidates agreed that Iran is in “a major crisis,” with UN, US and EU sanctions hurting the people."
Rouhani might now enable the regime to buy more time through a simulacrum of negotiations with the outside world, perhaps even obtaining the easing of some sanctions. In his memoirs, Rouhani depicts how he duped European foreign ministers, including Britain’s Jack Straw and France’s Dominique de Villepin, with a mixture of promises and cosmetic adjustments to Iran’s nuclear project.
He describes the United States as the global “village headman” with whom Tehran must seek a deal — and asserts his hatred of America as “an arrogant power” that must be fought and defeated wherever possible.
Though Khamenei calls the shots in Tehran, a strong personality could use presidential power to impose his own imprint. But I believe Rouhani is too much of a careerist to challenge the “Supreme Guide.” Rouhani’s model and mentor is Hashemi Rafsanjani, the former president nicknamed “the man for all seasons,” who has swallowed all manner of injuries to remain on the margins of power.
The new president is bound to clash with Khamenei — but most likely to wind up
retreating with his tail between his legs.
In that sense, Khamenei has got the president he wanted.
Why the censorship?? You are not being honest.
The man has blood on his hands both American and Iranian.
How can you call yourself an unbiased and objective party while you don't allow the evidence to be disucssed?
I thought he spoke English. Did he not graduate from Glasgow Caledonian University?
Iran to send 4,000 troops to aid President Assad forces in Syria
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/middle-east/iran-to-send-4000-troops-to-aid-president-assad-forces-in-syria-8660358.html
ایران
نوریزاد: انتخاب روحانی احیای مجدد مرده محتضر بود
http://tinyurl.com/kmz7y5n
Give it up! Do you miss him already??
Iranian academician: Huge turnout shows people’s protest at current administration’s policies
http://en.trend.az/news/iran_elections/2161936.html
Iranians Duped or Hijacking Elections?
http://iroon.com/irtn/blog/1925/
Those remarks were for domestic consumption because people blame the sanctions on Khamnei. Without the Supreme Custodian's permission, Rohani has no power. However, the fact that he allowed Rohani to win indicates that he is amenable to making a deal. Khamenie's regime has never been weaker. There are talks of even releasing Mousavi and Karoubi. Time will tell.
Just like Islam with its written Sharia IRI's constitution has been sealed in such a way that it cannot be touched internally. But one out of many approaches to invalidate such constitution is read below:
“….Mehdi Haeri Yazdi, who argued that when a people are deemed so ignorant that they need a guardian, they cannot be assumed to have competence to choose that guardian, making the theory of the guardianship of the jurisprudent logically inconsistent.”
From: “Distant Relations: Iran and Lebanon in the Last 500 Years, edited by Houchang Chehabi”
http://books.google.com/books?id=elHww0W0ZO4C&pg=PA41&dq=mehdi+haeri+yazdi&ei=LiezR-npCJeQiQHhgtHNDQ&sig=CuVULoBa03Ecz6HLXb_Uhh1uzK8#v=onepage&q=mehdi%20haeri%20yazdi&f=false
The sign reads, " I am glad you read my vote"
http://iroon.com/irtn/photo/1636/
Just reading my facebook page with friends and family in Iran who voted for Rohani:
one of them said, "This was a "NO" vote to Rahbar (i.e. the supreme leader) in a democratic way.
Another said, " We know nothing will change but we are hoping against hope"
Some who did not vote are saying to those voted that, " from now every crime the regime commits, those voted would be viewed as the regime's accomplices"...
http://tinyurl.com/bv6wfzp
Iran is a pressure cooker and the so called reformers function as the release valve to let out the pressure before everything explodes. Khamenie plays this game to his advantage every time. The regime will survive for the next hundred years without any improvement either in social, economic or political sphere until the country runs out of oil and there is nothing to loot and line the pocket of Shia religious caste and their vast family tribes.
Rohani was the logical choice for the supreme custodian. The regime needed to restore its legitimacy. Rohani even allowing to be a candidate indicates that the Supreme Custodian wants to negotiate with the West. We will see. Rohani has no power or say in foreign policy matters. He will be only voicing the Wishes of the Supreme Leader. Rohani is not a reformer but he is better than Jalili. People mostly voted against Jalili.