The solution,he insists,is clear: the people must get rid of Ayatollah Khamenei as Supreme Guide with dictatorial powers.
VOA: standard.2009.06.14
TheSupremeGuide of the Brotherhood, Muhammad Badie, responded with an October 2010 declaration of war (jihad) against the U.S., Israel, and Western-influenced Arab rulers.
Both Mr. Mousavi and Ayatollah Mahdi Karroubi, another defeated presidential candidate, tried to prevent attacks on the"Supreme Guide" Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in the hope of eventually making a deal with him.
The bulk of the Khomeinist leadership, including the"Supreme Guide" Ali Khamenei, however, take the threat seriously and are preparing public opinion for a climb-down by the Islamic Republic.