Rift in Iranian Leadership Spreads to the Streets of Tehran

In the increasing tension between Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei, and Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, supporters of each faction, who have been drawing lines in the sand for the past few days claiming that there will be blood, took their disputes to the streets of Tehran.

According to reports from Iran, serious clashes between the rank and file supporters of Khamenei and the supporters of Ahmadinejad erupted on Saturday. Many were severely injured with clubs and machetes. The clashes are said to have been so fierce that the security guards did not intervene and stood aside, watching the brawl

This should keep them busy and not causing mischief for a while. It’s not exactly a revolution, but it might be the start of a civil war. The only problem being that sooner or later one side has to win and neither one is friendly to the west or modern society.