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The article presents the author's insights on the implications of the re-election of Mahmoud Ahmadinejad as president of Iraq. It asserts that the supporters of presidential candidate Mir Hussein Moussavi strongly opposed his re-election as shown by their protest in Azadi Square, Teheran on June 15, 2009. It reveals that the political trip of Ahmadinejad was cancelled due to increase pressure brought by his re-election. It also notes the impact of the re-election to the foreign relation of Iran.

The article discusses Iran's Islamic revolution. After the Pahlavi dynasty stepped down in 1979, Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini returned from exile and replaced Iran's secular government with a theocracy. Supporters of Khomeini were angry at the U.S. for its support to Pahlavi. In Khomeini's rule, women lost social gains, opponents were imprisoned and parliamentary democracy was only on paper. The current regime with Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad had the same principles.