With parliamentary and presidential elections slated for the next two years, political posturing in the Islamic Republic provides insight into potential power shifts in Tehran.
With an eye to the Iraq Study Group recommendations, David Rivkin and Ian Bremmer discuss the value of opening dialogue with hostile regimes.
Ahmadinejad and his defeat may have been the headliner in the elections, but there is a more preponderant, slower-moving back-story to the vote, reflecting a potential shift in a real center of power.