` ` We are celebrating the end of Islamic Republic '' in Iran , Fareed ## i told Mr . Zakaria : ` ` Street and state are at odds again , but this time the clerics are . '' The fact that Obama has been cautious in his reaction makes it all the harder for Khamenei and Ahmadinejad to wrap themselves in a nationalist flag . Obama 's overtures make it hard for regime to demonize U.S. , Zakaria said .
` ` We are celebrating the end of Islamic Republic '' in Iran , Fareed ##i told Mr . Zakaria : ` ` Street and state are at odds again , but this time the clerics are . '' Obama 's overtures make it hard for regime to demonize U.S. , Zakaria said .