BBC News, Tehran
President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has always seen himself as more than just a politician.
Sometimes, he speaks, and is treated, more like a seer prophesying the death of capitalism and liberal democracy.
With this victory, however secured, he will feel emboldened in this global vision.
At home, many Iranians will fear a clampdown on society and cultural life.
Mr Ahmadinejad knows that many even within the political establishment oppose him, which might increase his tendency towards authoritarianism.
All those young people who were out campaigning against him so recently will be nervous about their future, and even more disillusioned with the Islamic Republic.
Then there is foreign policy and the nuclear issue.
How can US President Barack Obama open negotiations with a president whose legitimacy and human rights record is even deeper under question?
It is a political earthquake that will shake Iran, and could shake the world.
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