Mahmoud Alinejad

His influence and popularity among the core constituency of the revolution and the government ... [has put him] in a read more

His influence and popularity among the core constituency of the revolution and the government ... [has put him] in a situation where other figures cannot contradict him.

The pressure is growing inside the system to contain him and to pass these four years as quickly as possible read more

The pressure is growing inside the system to contain him and to pass these four years as quickly as possible without too much damage.

He is pursuing it (the anti-Israel line) because he doesn't really have any choice internally. Otherwise he will be sidelined. read more

He is pursuing it (the anti-Israel line) because he doesn't really have any choice internally. Otherwise he will be sidelined. It's very hard, even for people like Rafsanjani, to adopt a more moderate stance.

There is a general agreement in the system that Iran can make trouble for the West in Iraq and Palestine read more

There is a general agreement in the system that Iran can make trouble for the West in Iraq and Palestine and that by doing so it will force the Americans to take it seriously and give it a security role in the region.

These comments are not being made by accident. This is something he has deliberated and thought out.

These comments are not being made by accident. This is something he has deliberated and thought out.