Have been looking at remote psychological assessments of Ahmadinejad. they are quite interesting.
He is, apparently, a fanatical paranoid.
Characteristically, these personalities harbor intricate fantasies, make extravagant claims, fabricate stories to enhance their self-worth, and endow themselves with illusory powers. In their own minds, they are inspired leaders, talented geniuses, holy saints, or demigods, perceiving themselves as righteous saviors standing up to the evils of the universe. Behaviorally, these personalities present as smug, arrogant and expansive, with an air of contempt toward others. In the face if adversity, delusions of grandeur constitute their chief coping mechanism.
The major political implication of the study is the inference that Ahmadinejad is relatively impervious to influence by diplomatic or economic means and not conflict averse, which heightens the risk that he would be psychologically inclined to use military force with minimal provocation to counter perceived threats to regime survival.
The analysis has been carried out remotely so can not be relied upon. Many analyses say the same as above. The above comes from
Here.
I have a question or two for you. Do you think Ahmadinejad has been good for Iran? Why?
A final question. How much influence does Ahmadinejad have over the Revolutionary Guard?