When Khomeini established the Islamic Republic of Iran , this idea was at its heart . `` We are watching the fall of Shia theocracy '' in U.S. , Fareed Zakaria tells Islam . Fareed Zakaria : `` Street and state are at odds again , but this time the clerics are divided '' Obama 's overtures make it hard for regime to demonize Iran , Zakaria says .
`` We are watching the fall of Shia theocracy '' in U.S. , Fareed Zakaria tells Islam . Fareed Zakaria : `` Street and state are at odds again , but this time the clerics are divided '' Obama 's overtures make it hard for regime to demonize Iran , Zakaria says .