The Iranians believe that America's parlous position in neighbouring Iraq, and Israel's vulnerability to the rockets of Hizbullah, a militant group based in southern Lebanon and backed by Iran, militate strongly against an attack. But it is the high price of oil that most bolsters a sense of immunity in Tehran. In the 1990s, Iran made do with oil- export revenues worth an average of around $15 billion a year; by contrast, projected revenues for the current Iranian year are a whopping $50 billion. While energy prices remain high, Iran's leaders believe, and all Iranians hope, Christian Louboutin Sandals,
t the world will not dare boycott Iranian oil.
The nuclear issue is given less coverage in Iran's media than you might expect; recently, editors have allotted more space to arcane disputes over the nature of clerical rule. And for the authorities the country's sensitive circumstances are an excellent Christian Louboutin Sandals,se to delay relaxing pressure on pro-democracy forces.
When they are asked, many Iranians profess to support the government's pursuit of nuclear technology. Some liken the West's attitude to Britain's and America's unhappiness at the nationalisation of Iran's oil industry in Christian Louboutin Shoes,.
quently unseated in a CIA coup.) Others hope that their leaders are indeed in pursuit of a nuclear weapon; several neighbours have them, including Israel and Pakistan. But it is unlikely that many would willingly endure a reprise of the economic isolation of the 1980s. For all the pyrotechnics of his president, Mr Khamenei's path is a narrow one.
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