This is really big news and I was taken aback hearing it on NPR this morning. It is odd that it's public though. Definitively an attempting public outcry. Iran itself doesn't want to be on the wrong side of the fence, it's their government that repeatedly takes stances that put them in the spotlight. A poor transition of secularism from clerical theology is a rough point for their country.. To be honest they are in no position to do anything military wise, even without the US getting involved, any action they pursue could be quelled by neighboring countries like Turkey whose military is massive compared to Iran's. I kind of agree with others that Iran obtaining nuclear capabilities is the surest way to obtain leverage in the area, but the cost of the pursuit is extremely high. I don't fear Iran using them as much as I did North Korea before Kim Jong Il died, I swear that man was going to try and launch a nuke nearby on his death bed. Thankfully that didn't happen.
Before the PS3 everyone was nice to me :(
