"would need pesmission...."
...need permission from Khamnei who is now under pressure from both the pro-Ahamdi-Nejad IRGC and Ayatollah Mesbah Yazdi, who is vying to replace Khamnei, dying of cancer.
Hard for permission to be refused under the circumstances.
Ahmadi-Nejad does not have the international brains but he has the "fire-power" support of those he has placed in office and who are mostly ready to support Hojatieh leader Mesbah Yazdi. And/or Ahmadi-Nejad of the Hojatieh persuasion himself.
Sadly the nutcase A-N, has all the clout he needs or wants.
Incidentally "an" in Farsi means "sh*t" or "t*rd" so the prez's initials are most appropriate.
"...need permission from Khamnei who is now under pressure from both the pro-Ahamdi-Nejad IRGC and Ayatollah Mesbah Yazdi, who is vying to replace Khamnei, dying of cancer."
He may be sick, (I don't know. He was rumored to be dying of cancer several years ago), but I don't believe he's incapcitated, and/or bending quite as much to the pressures of Yazdi as you do)
I think he's still in charge and calling the shots, and has plenty of his own loyal followers.