Middle East Economic Survey

VOL. LII

No 26

29-Jun-2009

Political Comment (29 June 2009)

Iran's supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, has put himself firmly in the camp of President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad as the confrontation over the presidential election continues in Tehran. One of the first casualties of the crisis may be President Obama's attempt to engage the Iranians in dialogue.

Khamenei Takes Sides

The 19 June speech by Iran's supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, may well come to be seen...