Amir Taheri
Buoyed by what it sees as international indifference to the fate of dissidents in Iran, President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's administration is preparing public opinion for the arrest of the movement protesting the results of the June's presidential election.
The surest sign that high-level arrests may take place soon came yesterday, during the Friday public prayers at Tehran University -- an event often used to inform the public of major policy moves.
"Why is it that the true leaders of the di
Amir Taheri
To cancel or not to cancel? 
Amir Taheri
Since the disputed June presidential election, turbaned mullahs have been edged out of Iranian TV by a new group of bearded men wearing military caps.
The power shift is highlighted every night, as generals tag-team on the small screen to claim that they alone are the custodians of what many Iranians see as a moribund revolution.
The change didn't happen overnight. 
Amir Taheri
The events of the last four days in Iran have reduced "Supreme Guide" Ali Kha menei to just another politician -- and the crisis has not yet ended.
On Saturday, Khamenei declared President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's
re-election to be "an historic triumph for Islam" and invited Iranians to celebrate. 