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Khamenei Likely to Hold Onto Weakened Ahmadinejad

From On October 26, 2012 · Leave a Comment

By Yasaman Baji

via IPS News

Amid growing and increasingly harsh criticism of his handling of the economy, talk of President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s removal has regained momentum in Iran in recent weeks.

But, according to most observers, Iran’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, is unlikely to back any move to shorten Ahmadinejad’s term, [...]

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On the Politics of how well Sanctions are Working

From On October 19, 2012 · Leave a Comment

via Lobe Log

The escalating sanctions regime that has been imposed on Iran by the United States and European Union has placed all parties involved in a rather strange position. On the US side, the palpable glee over the dropping value of the Iranian currency and the success sanctions have had in causing misery [...]

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