reelection in june of the ultra conservative mahmoud ahmadinejad's as president of the republic the people demanded the vote be overturned. the islamic republic was feeling the pressure was. but the supreme leader refused to give in to the demonstrators he up held up medina jantz appointment and put down the protests with extraordinary brutality. come on a probably saved the regime that year but the price he knew he would need to give some leeway if his hold on power were to be preserved. i think this