This is particularly relevant because Mr. Ahmadinejad is a member of a small extremist sect known as the Twelves that believes "man can play a key role in causing worldchaos, " which then would open the door for the return of the "hidden" Twelfth Imam.
But in the world of Middle Eastern politics a world that now includes Syria in flames, Egypt inchaos, and even Jordan in a state of instability the prospects are dim for anything other than an increasingly volatile status quo.