Given the unpopularity of that move, it is unlikely to go ahead.

Financial analysts say that given the unpopularity of Zardari, a coup would be positive for markets.

Analysts say that given the unpopularity of President Asif Ali Zardari, a coup would be positive for markets.

Even Ahmadinejad's supporters are co-opting Khamenei's image to attract voters, given the unpopularity of the president whose policies are blamed for Iran's economic crisis.