Best News on Iran in Weeks

The AP wires are trumpeting news that opponents of Iran's radical President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad are pulling ahead in local elections. 
 
The move could bode well for other candidates who are vying for seats on the 86-member Assembly of Experts which is charged with selecting Iran's next Supreme Leader when the ailing Ayatollah Ali Khamenei steps down.  The Ayatollah is Iran's ultimate ruler and appoints the President.
 
 
Meanwhile, the NRO's Ilan Berman underscores why it is of paramount importance that the Ahmadinejad threat be taken seriously.
 

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