17 / 10 / 2011
On the road, Iran's Khamenei sets stage for a less democratic future
"It looked like business as usual when Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei began a nine-day tour of the western province of Kermanshah last week. But Ayatollah Khamenei appears to be setting the stage for political changes that will further shrivel the democratic aspect of the Islamic Republic." Read more
By Scott Peterson, The Christian Science Monitor, 17 October 2011