Here's a very interesting article explaining why the current Iranian regime is doomed, and why a completely revamped government is inevitable.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/time/20090630/wl_time/08599190791800


"Indeed, the actions of Ahmadinejad and Khamenei have imperiled two of the system's key sources of legitimacy - the principle of clerical guidance and the popular mandate achieved through democratic participation. In the 30 years since the Islamic revolution, the position of Supreme Leader has been kept largely above the regime's factional power struggles. And despite the clergy's tightly limiting the field of acceptable candidates, Iran's elections have seen wide popular participation. But the June 12 election fraud, in the eyes of millions of Iranians, has exposed Khamenei as a partisan factional player in what is widely viewed as a maneuver to consolidate the power of the ruling clique regardless of the verdict of the electorate. "

And the widening divide between Iranian clerics. Who is taking sides, and why, and what this means for the Islamic regime.

http://tehranbureau.com/widening-divide/