Why is Iran thumbing…

Why is Iran thumbing its nose at international organizations with regards to its nuclear program? One reason may be that the President of Iran, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, believes that the Shi’ite “messiah”, the Twelfth Imam or Mahdi, will be returning very soon. He’s making serious preparations for it, including having a special train line built to a holy city involved in the story of his return. Daniel Pipes has the details. If Ahmadinejad believes that the return is imminent, you can see why he may be inclined to ignore all the urgings, reports and diplomatic words of concern over his nuclear aspirations.

(Cross-posted at Stones Cry Out. Comments welcome.)

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