"visit by Bandar to Tehran where he met with “Supreme Leader” “Ayatollah” Ali Hoseini-Khamene‘i on January 25, 2007, before meeting at length next day with Larijani."
I thought you said Khameinie was dead?
Lots of reports, including from esteemed personage, Michael Ledeen, published this news as fact and if I remember correctly I said he was "dead or dying". My sources from inside Iran told me he was still breathing - at that time.
In any event, Khamenei is physcially not well. Suffering from "influenza" according to Islamic regime sources but in fact fighting cancer of the colon.
His survival in power also rests on those around him, his entourage, who act on his behalf. Khomeini had beed dead for some time before the regime admitted it.
Right now, every senior cleric is either allying himself with one of a bunch of small groups of "warring" ayatollahs or simply "singing his own song". Out of tune or not.
This power struggle to fill Khamenei's shoes also includes a divided attitude among the IRGC, who are in positions of power because of Ahmadi-Nejad but do not all share his suicidal Hojatieh views of creating enough death and destruction globally to ensure the 12th Imam will return.
Martyrdom is good for the lower level ranks but higher ups do not wish to find paradise this way and the looming threat of an attack from the West is giving them second thoughts. And weakening or changing allegiances.
BREAKING NEWS: fearful of what may result from a Western attack, the regime continues to disarm the regular armed forces inside Iran (as opposed to the Pasdaran, Qhods and Basiji forces) and has begun a TV and radio campaign - overseas - to discredit former senior armed focres generals who are mostly overseas and to renew strong attacks on the Monarchy and all people linked to it.
They are also ratcheting up attacks to discredit everyone linked to the former Shah through infiltrators they have in place.
Visit http://www.antimullah.com regularly to read the updates on all this when they are published.
Additonally, the visit to Khamenei may never have taken place and was simply added as part of the "normal protocol" in reproting the story to provide standing for everything. Even if Bandar never saw Khamenei, he is not going to deny the reports that he did.