A “New” Iran – the result of naivety and stupidity

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 The new Guinness record for naivety and stupidity can be awarded today to some leaders of western countries that reacted to the election of the new president in Iran with “optimism for a new era”

These leaders are either naive or stupid if they really believe that the elections will change something in the evil regime of the aythulas in Iran.

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The countries in the world that don’t face a security problem from an outside enemy have become addicted to naivety. It is very comfortable. What they choose to overlook are the danger to them from countries like Iran.

The victory of Hassan Rohani, with almost 51% of the vote , stunned both Iranians and the world at large. In the run-up to the contest, the most conservative of the candidates, Saeed Jalili, was widely tipped as the favorite.

Rohani, a 64-year-old cleric, campaigned on a platform of engagement with the West (including on nuclear issues) and an easing of restrictions at home. Though he has served at the heart of the establishment for many years, he was plainly the most liberal of the eventual runners, though all of them had been vetted by the Council of Guardians, a clutch of clerics and lawyers, to ensure their fidelity to the tenets of the Islamic revolution of 1979.

Whether Mr Khamenei helped Mr Rohani along or just watched events unfold is unclear. The result may, at any rate in the short run, boost the ruling establishment. For the first time in many years it looks solidly in control, especially compared with its counterparts in Iraq, Syria and Turkey.

The new elected president may be less blunt than Ahmadinejad and therefore may be less mocked but they are made of the same material.

Some analysts suspect that Mr Rohani’s diplomatic manner, especially after Mr Ahmadinejad’s Bullish posturing, will divert attention from Iran’s nuclear programme, perhaps even smoothing its advance.

So most of the world is indulging into the “New Era” with Iran.

Many in this country are laughing their heads off.

By: Arie Egozi