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To: carranza2 who wrote (65730)	5/23/2007 1:21:15 PM
From: Haim R. Branisteanu	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 116555

Iran has growing internal problems which are simmering from occupied Azerbaijan, to Kurdistan to Baluchistan. The movements for some sort of independence is everywhere and on top of all many Farsi are also fed up from the mullah policies and disappointed form the present president of not delivering the economic growth and prosperity and there are too many restriction everywhere. It would be perfect for them to have some external treat to close ranks and be even more despotic. EU is a soft target their security lacking and there is easy access trough Turkey or Russia (even by foot) to get “Headlines” so I see it not completely out of the blue. To date they failed to distract the West, by stirring unrest in their area of influence so why not something more spectacular? After all the present rulers believe in apocalypse. If Israel had a real government and not an assembly of incompetents, idiots and white collar criminals Iran would be less of a problem, as peace in the ME would be more realistic, starting with Lebanon.

To: carranza2 who wrote (65730)	5/23/2007 1:57:26 PM
From: Haim R. Branisteanu	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 116555

Adding to the pressure France’s new president, Nicolas Sarkozy, made it clear, again on Wednesday, that he considers a nuclear-armed Iran “unacceptable” and that he would support tougher sanctions to discourage the government in Tehran. It is unclear whether that will make much difference in Iran. The country’s leaders, who relish confrontation, have promised to resist “any kind of threat”. President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad recently gave warning of “severe” retaliation—presumably including attempts to blockade the Strait of Hormuz, where the American warships patrol and through which huge quantities of crude oil pass each day—if foreign forces were to attack Iran. Outsiders worry that Iran is moving faster than expected in its nuclear programme. economist.com