This is not the first time Montazeri has critiqued Khamenei. He & the Supreme Leader have bad blood. Montazeri would’ve succeeded Khomeini had Khamenei not pushed him aside. He’s kept Montazeri under house arrest for years. His motives are not just to get Khamenei & Ahmadinejad out, but to take over as Supreme Leader.
Of course, Rafsanjani wants the job too. They’ll all be vying for it. While they fight the students could overthrow the regime once and for all if they had weapons sent to them by the CIA...but not under 0bummer.
This guy never changes even his looks - remember “Ringo”??