The Islamic Republic of Iran was one big happy family. The high positions were given away not on the basis of merit but rather on the basis of relationship and uniformity. Most of the ruling body were cousins, sons, brothers, friends and etc. who were all hardliners and any deviation from this, meant their position and power would be reduced to a lower rank.

In order to do business in Iran and thrive, one had to somehow identify and tie himself with this regime which meant doing anything the regime asked including purchase and sale of weapons, torture, killing, and terrorizing when necessary to shut any group or anyone who disagreed with the regime.

Over the years of the regime being forced upon people, certain branches of the government gained immense power, thus pushing to oust those who disagree with them even if they were friend or family. Any thought of reform was rejected and those whose voices became too loud were threatened. Today, these branches which I will explain later have all the weapons, money and power. And unfortunately the reformist have empty hands and can only fight back through signing petitions and arranging protests.

As the economy worsened through sanctions imposed by the West due to fear of Iran's nuclear intentions, the regime did not suffer but the Iranians did. There was a high unemployment rate and those who worked, their salaries did not cover basic expenses such as food, rent and transportation. In order to keep the people quiet from complaining, the government started to give certain liberties to the masses such as allowing them to dress less conservatively and to to express their opinion with a civilized tone. And of course, thanks to President Bush threatening to attack Iran over its nuclear intentions, the Iranians became more and more unified to fight back.

Then came President Obama who was willing to open dialogue with Iran. But Ahamdinejad's rhetoric had not changed much against United States. In the meantime, some members of the Guardian Council and high positioned religious clerics were unhappy with Ahmadinejad's Rhetorics and were in favor of opening dialogue and doing business with United States. So, the house divides and some start to back up Mr. Moussavi who is a reformist. But still Ahamdinejad's supporters have much more power than Mr. Moussavi's supporters. So, Ahmadinejad wins in what Iranians protest as a rigged election.

The protests continue for two days on the streets all over Iran. Khamenei and Ahmadinejad start to get nervous and warn the protesters to back off but they refuse. So, the Basij and the revolutionary guards are sent to use any means to shut people up. As more and more blood is spilled on the streets of Iran, some of the powerful clerics who had been keeping quiet start to now side with Mr. Moussavi. They are horrified over the brutal handling of the protesters. Of course this means nothing because the ones ordering and doing the killings are the ones with all the money, power and weapons.