He appears only concerned to follow the instructions he receives from Tehran, namely to persecute Iranian refugees in Iraq.
A widely-held view in Tehran is that the pragmatic conservatives are keener to strike a bargain with the US than are the liberal reformists.
Charles Grant, just returned from a week in Tehran, presents a vivid portrait of a political system under pressure.
Such capabilities also can support fissile material production for Tehran's overall nuclear weapons program.
The attempt failed, but was the cause of a fresh persecution, and on the 31st of August 1852 some thirty Babis, including the beautiful and talented poetess Qurratu'l-'Ayn, were put to death in Tehran with atrocious cruelty.