Revolution in Iran 'a matter of time'
Daily Telegraph / Ben Farmer
07-Sep-2011 (3 comments)

Mr Panetta said the Iranian reform movement was learning from revolts which have erupted across the Arab world this year.

Mr Panetta, who left the top job in the CIA to become defence secretary in July, said there was "absolutely" the chance that protests and demands for reform would reach Iran.

He said: "I think we saw in evidence of that in the last election in Iran that there was a movement within Iran that raised those very same concerns that we're seeing elsewhere," "And I think in many ways, it's a matter of time before that kind of change and reform and revolution occurs in Iran as well." Tehran crushed mass street protests in the wake of Iran's disputed June 2009 re-election of President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad.

Mr Panetta said reformers in Iran should be supported, but warned: "At the same time, we've got to analyse each situation to make sure that we do nothing that creates a backlash or that undermines those efforts." Tehran has welcomed the Arab Spring of uprisings, voicing hope it would see the end of US-backed regimes in the region.

It has warned Nato and America not to interfere in the movements, saying both risked a quagmire if they became involved.

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Roozbeh_Gilani

Here is my bet:

by Roozbeh_Gilani on Thu Sep 08, 2011 06:55 AM PDT

Next time the million plus, khamenie/ahmadinezhad picture burning, death to Dictator shouting Iranians are fired at and murdered by armed to teeth IRCG/bassij thugs and their imported Hezbullah and Hamas terrorist allies, there would be retaliation in form of electronically guided NATO missiles, hitting the bassij and IRCG HQ's in Tehran . That'd start a chain of events which I am sure is giving khamenei and ahmadinezhad many sleepless nights these days:) 

"Personal business must yield to collective interest."


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Simorgh5555

Pendar

by Simorgh5555 on Thu Sep 08, 2011 05:42 AM PDT

I knew thr news would make you unhappy. The thought of your beloved IR collapsing is anethema to you.


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پندارنیک

Fanabala

by پندارنیک on Thu Sep 08, 2011 03:10 AM PDT

Either his mother has heard it from a neighbour whose causin works for Tony Soprano or the oobatz capo di tutti capi has indeed told him. A bunch of cugines say cosa Nostra in their dreams. I tell you, if he doesn't shut his big mouth soon, compare will have a crazy button to give him a turban....I don't wanna see that happen to this fanook.........

Capiche?



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