The Seizure of Power by the Islamic Revolutionary Guards: Return to Past or Prospect of Opening Up?

After three decades of political stability under the control of the clergy, there is a possibility of profound political change with the coming to power of the generations who were twenty years old at the time of the 1979 Islamic revolution. Paradoxically, the seizure of power by Islamic veterans could help break the current deadlock. The question is: who are these new leaders, what is their policy, and which group do they belong to? Their diversity is really as vast as that of Iranian society, ranging from pro-Western liberalism to Islamic radicalism. In addition, will they succeed in being elected by the popular class which support M. Ahmadinejad, and in convincing them that they offer a satisfactory solution to break the deadlock?