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Source: http://globalpublicsquare.blogs.cnn.com/2012/01/03/abdo-iran-is-trying-to-save-face-not-wage-war/
Iran Trying to Save Face, Not Wage War
(CNN) Geneive Abdo - My sources inside Iran say the circle of regime insiders around Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei truly believes a military attack on the country is inevitable, perhaps even before the U.S. presidential election. Therefore, to save face at home and in the region, Iran's saber-rattling has reached a fever pitch through military exercises, threats and hostile rhetoric. The writer is director of the Iran program at The Century Foundation.