The big news out Iran seems to be that a number of major clerics have spoken out against the election — and therefore the Supreme Leader, Ayatolla Khamenei.

The Voice of America reports:

In a statement released Sunday, clerics from the Association of Researchers and Teachers of Qom said Iran’s official electoral watchdog, the Guardian Council, failed to adequately investigate claims of vote rigging by the opposition….

Okay, so again, this is focused on like it’s major. And it’s not insignificant. But it’s not the sort of thing that can turn the tide. The thing that “won” the the revolution in 1979 was that the Iranian military — many of whom sympathized with the protesters they were forced to shoot — decided that in a bid to avoid civil war, they would cease to run interference between the governmnet and the revoltionaries. And that’s what we should be looking for. This, however, might not happen.

The thing that galvanized the Islamic regime was actually Iraq’s invasion of the country not long after the revoltion. That’s when Iranians united against an enemy, defending their country not necesarrily the mullahs.

So, just as things might change in Iran, the Sunday Times reports that Saudi Arabia has indicated that it would turn a blind eye to Israeli jets flying through its airspace to attack Iran’s nuclear facilities:

Although the countries have no formal diplomatic relations, an Israeli defence source confirmed that Mossad maintained “working relations” with the Saudis.

John Bolton, the former US ambassador to the United Nations who recently visited the Gulf, said it was “entirely logical” for the Israelis to use Saudi airspace.

Ah, John Bolton. That master of diplomacy, lover of pre-emptive wars. Provided, of course, he doesn’t have to fight in one himself — no Vietnam combat duty for him! Let other people’s sons die in…how did you put it again, Johnnycakes? Oh, yes..”die in a Southeast Asian rice paddy.”

So, there’s talk of attacking Iran, the huge nuclear threat. Again. Guess what will happen if that goes down? The regime will strengthen, and, oh, yeah, all hell will break loose in the region.

Never mind that the new head of the incoming head of the IAEA says there’s no evidence of Iran seeking nuclear weapons. That’s what Yukiya Amano told Reuters. But is anyone listening?