It’s s scam; the ayatollahs still call the shots and now Iran can pretend that it elected a moderate because of Obama. They will get even more concessions out of him now.
You’re probably right, still, think back to Nicaragua when Ortega lost power. He was so confident he’d win that he allowed the election. Maybe Nutjob just got pitched out legitimately. Not that I’d expect too much of a change from this next guy, but you never know. Maybe he’ll focus on internal problems and stop screwing around in Lebanon, Gaza and the West Bank as much.