Britain, the most treacherous enemy of Iran?

There is an interesting article about the reasons for why Ayatollah Ali Khamenei think Britain is the most treacherous country around.

Ayatollah Taps Into Distrust Rooted in History - NYTimes.com: "But perhaps the sharpest thorn in Tehran’s side has been the BBC’s Persian-language services, by radio since the early 1940s, and by a recently established television channel. Millions of Iranians have come to rely on the BBC’s reporting on Iran, regarding it, Professor Ansari said, as the “most trustworthy” account of what is happening in their country."

Apparently the attack on Britain figures with support to Ahmadinejad since animosity towards the Brits is the largest among workers and rural people which is his power base. However, I can't resist thinking that Khamenei is generating a fuzz just to tempt interference by the West into their internal affairs now since they used teargas today and not bullits. President Obama's softening of the tone and invitation to dialogue represents a problem for Khamenei since the "Great Satan" is mollified.

Pletka's idea that the debacle is about restoring the theocracy rather than maintaining the ideological military dictatorship that Ahmadinejad have been building lately with the Iranian Republican Guard Corps is interesting. Educated youth might very well prefer a theocracy rather than a military dictatorship. It is more intellectual.

I think President Obama have been wise in keeping a low profile on the events in Tehran. Ignoring a meaningless election where Khamenei only anyhow wants to select his preferred man on the job might very well be the best approach.