Meanwhile, The View From Inside Iran -- Jul 31, 2006 -- Page 1

The official NeoCon version of all this never did make any sense.

How does it help Iran to deflect attention from itself, by unleashing a group that is tied to it? Duh!

TIME.com: Meanwhile, The View From Inside Iran -- Jul 31, 2006 -- Page 1:

It's not only ordinary Iranians who are worried about what the Middle East explosion means for Iran. Even as state infomercials order Iranians to boycott soft drinks, officials in Tehran--pragmatists and conservatives alike--concur that the conflict is bad news for the Iranian regime because it exacerbates the West's image of Tehran as a regional troublemaker. Rather than helpfully distracting attention from Iran, as many have charged, the conflict 'undermines Iran's position,' says a university professor close to senior Iranian officials.