Mahoud Ahamadinejad : The uncertain status of three Iran hikers reflects U.S. divisions . Ahmadinejad , although rightly abhorred on the world stage for his bad words and deeds , is far from politically impotent and will likely continue to press an increasingly secularist vision of government upon the mullahs , knowing his new stances make him one of the three most popular politicians , none of them fundamentalists , within Iran . He says President Jamsheed K. Choksy is locked in struggle with mullahs . Iran 's president is challenging the idea of Islamic theocracy , Choksy says .
Mahoud Ahamadinejad : The uncertain status of three Iran hikers reflects U.S. divisions . He says President Jamsheed K. Choksy is locked in struggle with mullahs . Iran 's president is challenging the idea of Islamic theocracy , Choksy says .