Sharon Shaked and Yochanan Visser
Jerusalem June 29th 2011
Iran's de facto ruler Ayatollah Khamenei said in April 2011 that "Thanks to Islam and the Islamic Revolution, a public Islamic awakening has happened in the region today, which will definitely yield its results as it has already yielded its results on certain points”
The recent uprisings in the Arab world have received a lot of support from all over the globe.
Iran too has been lauding the revolutions in Arab countries, albeit for different reasons than the West.
Whereas the West clearly hopes that democratic processes could replace the authoritarian regimes, Iran has perceived the wave of uprisings as part of the influence of the Iranian Revolution.
