Has the game changed?

[Dawn Meredith]

Yes, the new Iranian president seems to have a different attitude towards Jews. Rachel Maddow had a rather funny accounting of his friendly-to-Jews remarks in recent months, and how the Iranian state-run media has tried to deny that he said these things. Sounds like he may be a reformer who will have try to govern with the hardline clerics watching his every move.

Reminds me of the short papacy of John Paul I, who had to deal with the official Vatican newspaper publishing official positions that he didn't actually support.

I think also that he is going to have a tough time with Israel. Being a moderate doesn't play well there, sadly - and Netanyahu has already shunned his attempts at solution finding. Hard-liners at home and abroad don't want peace and tranquility. It stymies business heh.

Indeed, the second any Middle East leader looks toward peace there is an assassination.