Much as we loathe Iran's Amadinejad the mullahs abhor him even more...
Mahmoud Ahmadinejad
As Iran spins into chaos   former President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad  was reportedly arrested for inciting unrest in Shiraz   home of the wine of the same name  after  he  made a speeech in Bushehr   home of Iran's nuclear reactor.
According to al-Quds al-Arabi   Ahmadinejad  said:
"Some of the current officials live away from the problems of the people and concerns  and do not know anything about the reality of society " adding that "what it suffers Iran today is mismanagement and not lack of economic resources. " "The government of Hassan Rowhani believes that they own the land and that the people are a ignorant society that does not know  " Ahmadinejad  said. "The people are angry at this government because of its monopoly on public wealth."
What's likely to cheese the mullahs off is that  Ahmadinejad  has always been considered a "working class" Iranian.  He 's lined  his  pockets like the rest of them but  his  austere lifestyle dating from  his  time as mayor of Tehran  and  his  Member's Only jacket  as well as  his  sloppy back-slapping friendship with the late Venezuelan dictator  Hugo Chavez  during his 2005-2013 presidency  has endeared him to the Iranian "street." The protests are working class in character and motivated by bread and butter issues. Obviously   Ahmadinejad  saw  his  opportunity.
Because  Ahmadinejad  has been on the outs with the mullahs for at least a year now. Earlier this year  in April  he was banned from running for president by Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei but did so anyway. After that  he was brought up on corruption charges stemming from misuse of public funds  and at last report  faced sentencing  something he apparently managed to get out of by the time of the protests.
What the whole thing tells us is that the mullahs fear  Ahmadinejad  in all  his  working-class glory  and what that tells us is that yes  the ongoing Iranian revolt really is working class in character  it's not just anedcotal.
As Iran spins into chaos    [TGT] was reportedly arrested for inciting unrest in Shiraz   home of the wine of the same name  after   [TGT]   made a speeech in Bushehr   home of Iran's nuclear reactor.
According to al-Quds al-Arabi   Ahmadinejad  said:
"Some of the current officials live away from the problems of the people and concerns  and do not know anything about the reality of society " adding that "what it suffers Iran today is mismanagement and not lack of economic resources. " "The government of Hassan Rowhani believes that they own the land and that the people are a ignorant society that does not know  " Ahmadinejad  said. "The people are angry at this government because of its monopoly on public wealth."
What's likely to cheese the mullahs off is that  Ahmadinejad  has always been considered a "working class" Iranian.  He 's lined  his  pockets like the rest of them but  his  austere lifestyle dating from  his  time as mayor of Tehran  and  his  Member's Only jacket  as well as  his  sloppy back-slapping friendship with the late Venezuelan dictator  Hugo Chavez  during his 2005-2013 presidency  has endeared him to the Iranian "street." The protests are working class in character and motivated by bread and butter issues. Obviously   Ahmadinejad  saw  his  opportunity.
Because  Ahmadinejad  has been on the outs with the mullahs for at least a year now. Earlier this year  in April  he was banned from running for president by Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei but did so anyway. After that  he was brought up on corruption charges stemming from misuse of public funds  and at last report  faced sentencing  something he apparently managed to get out of by the time of the protests.
What the whole thing tells us is that the mullahs fear  Ahmadinejad  in all  his  working-class glory  and what that tells us is that yes  the ongoing Iranian revolt really is working class in character  it's not just anedcotal.