Iran's supreme leader, Ayatollah Khameni, is agreeing to have an investigation into their clearly fraudulent elections which were "won" by Mahmoud Ahmadiddledoo, who is widely unpopular in Iran. It's not clear whether this is an attempt to whitewash the election, or if it's a serious inquiry. Earlier today, hundreds of thousands of protesters spilled into the streets in Tehran, and there were reports of demonstrations and rioting in other major cities such as Shiraz in protest of the electon results.
There's some speculation that President Obama's Cairo speech, and the subsequent election of a pro-U.S. government in Lebanon, may have frightened the ruling mullahs into rigging the election for Ahmadiddledoo, for fear of having a perceived reformer like Mir Hossein Moussavi leading Iran. Now, their action may lead to increasing violence and end up diluting their power in the long run.
