E-MAIL THIS LINK
To: 

An Iranian Victory
[Ynet] US, EU seen as enablers to long-lasting Iranian expansion in Middle East, Central Asia and Southern Caucasus

On December 16, an article published on the New Yorker quoted Ayatollah Khamenei as follows: "If our centrifuges do not continue to turn, no other wheel shall turn for our dignity, independence, power and security."

Such a stance has to be understood as part of the Persian wider revolutionary strategic positioning. While many analysts argue that Tehran is not a rational player due to the apocalyptic messages a majority of its leaders have been pronouncing since 1979, it may be possible to speculate that the Islamic Theocratic Republic has a set of clear foreign policy objectives.
Posted by: trailing wife 2013-12-24
http://www.rantburg.com/poparticle.php?ID=382307