WSJ: Unrest in Tehran altering Israel's stance.

Tehran Bazar today.

WSJ: Unrest in Tehran altering Israel's stance.(JPost).The Wall Street Journal reported on Friday that the protests in Iran linked to the country's weakening currency are causing Israeli officials to reconsider the likelihood of a strike against Iranian nuclear targets in the coming months. According to the Journal, the protests have raised hopes in Israel that international sanctions are working to undermine Tehran. The Journal quoted an Israeli official as saying, "Everything has changed" since the outbreak of the demonstrations on Wednesday. "You can't say now that the sanctions are having no impact at all. It is self-evident.'' Similarly, The Washington Post reported on Friday that as prices flare in Tehran, Israeli officials are urging additional sanctions and tempering, for now, suggestions of a possible Israeli military strike on Iranian nuclear sites this fall. However, The Washington Post also quotes officials as saying the emphasis on sanctions does not represent a shift in Israeli policy. If Europe toughens sanctions, it could prompt other countries to do the same, the Post quoted a government official as saying. On Thursday, Foreign Minister Avigdor Liberman said "the Arab Spring will be followed by a Persian Spring," and that Israel has interests in lobbying the international community to encourage regime change by supporting internal opposition groups. Liberman said: "I have no doubt that the Iranian regime is approaching a critical moment,'' he said in an interview with Israel Radio. "The big question is what will come first: the development of a nuclear weapon, or the Persian Spring…We have to be ready for both options." Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is also holding out the possibility that sanctions on Iran could be eased quickly if Tehran worked with major powers to address questions about its nuclear program. Hmmmm.....A regime that used Children for clearing minefields will be 'deterred' by sanctions? NO WAY.

                                                     14 year old Iranian Child soldier .


Quote: When my father was a teacher he remembers clearly when members of the Basij came to his school to recruit children to the front promising them heaven if they became shaheed.One thing which many Iranians want to deny is the use of child soldiers during the Iran Iraq war. Children were used to clear minefields during the Iran Iraq war, my cousin was a child soldier and he saw it with his own eyes. He lost both his legs, his left arm and his right eye clearing a minefield. Yes, it is true that children were not forced to fight in the front and in some battalions some of the officers refused to send the child volunteers over the top BUT, children were still used in the great defence. It is naive to argue the point that a child of 10 years old can make his own logical decision. Children of that age are easy influenced and manipulated.