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Originally posted by shamrock_uk:
But what do you believe is the significance of the timing?
My gut reaction is its simply incompetence on the part of Ahmadinejad - making the mistake of allowing the "domestic consumption" propoganda to leak on to the international stage.
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You are right. Incompetence in the area of diplomacy is what you are likely to get when you vote an ex-terrorist into office (although that hasn't actually been proven). The timing is significant because countries like Russia, that have always supported Iran, are suddenly reconsidering their position on such issues as refering the Iran-atomics case to the UN Security Council. Although I doubt they'll actually go through with it.