"The confusion is even greater when one realizes that support for Iran's nuclear armament crosses party lines, as does the attitude toward the United States. When President George Bush defined Iran as part of the axis of evil, thousands of reformists joined conservatives in demonstrations against the United States. These are the same reformists who lit candles in solidarity with the Americans in the wake of the Al-Qaida terror attacks in September 2001. These are the same Iranian residents who, in a poll conducted in Iran some two and half years ago, declared their support for the renewal of dialogue with Washington. "
The full and very interesting article is in:
http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/593024.html
