Iran's President Trying to Limit Power of Clergy

"Iran's president, Mohammad Khatami, said today that hard-line clerics had made it all but impossible for him to do his job and that he would propose legislation to adjust the balance of power so that he could pursue reforms."

This is an encouraging sign.  I had given up on Khatami after his initial attempts at reform petered out.  Maybe this is a message to the US?