Some in Iran skeptical of Hezbollah
They say Mideast conflict obscures problems at home

By Anne Barnard, Globe Staff | July 25, 2006

TEHRAN -- Here in the capital that US officials blame for prodding Hezbollah to attack Israel, city-sponsored posters herald the Lebanese militants as heroes of resistance, and official newspapers portray the bloody Israeli-Lebanese conflict as one of Iran's biggest concerns.

A government think tank yesterday honored a Hezbollah leader as an ally against what it called the West's assault on Islam.

But those sentiments are far from unanimous in the Iranian capital. From the leafy streets of upscale northern Tehran to the poorer southern neighborhoods, a surprising number of young Iranians yesterday shrugged off the two-week old conflict, and Hezbollah's cause, as minor issues compared with inflation, unemployment, and confining social strictures.

``We're up to our ears in our own problems, so we don't care about this stuff," said Nina Kamarzarian, 21, sipping a banana frappe in a northern Tehran café and fretting about the drop in business at her printer repair shop.

``My government, they want to conceal their own problems," she said. ``All the time, they say, `Lebanon, Palestine, Arabs.' They want to conceal the fact that the majority of the people are dissatisfied."
Not all Iranians follow the leader

So if king george nukes Iran, how long will that last?

Anyone uses a Nuke will be tried as a war criminal if it is done without very good cause and (edited>>>>)