[RangaRang]

Originally Posted by rob666 ↗

Ahmadinejad is more of a figurehead than anything isn't he? Who is really calling all of the shots?

Khamenei, the Guardian Council, and the Revolutionary Guards call the shots in Iran.

Ahmadinejad is a public figure, yes, but he's also in charge of internal policies and internal economic matters. Sadly, despite his good oratory and populist appeal, he was not too skilled at economic policy and his main policy became giving loans at whims to people who asked for it... Rafsanjani is Iran's Deng Xiaoping, but his track record of corruption, lying, and backing down whenever Khamenei barked have long disillusioned people with him.

[RangaRang]

Here's a good book for you to check out, rob666:

"Guardians of the Revolution: Iran and the World in the Age of the Ayatollahs"

[rob666]

^^^^^^^^^^^

Thanks man, I'll check it out.

[mengala]

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