Arianna was introduced at the start of the program as "recently returned from Israel". She must have been wined, dined and briefed on the talking points.

What I would really like to see is her up against Prof Juan Cole, but that would be a no contest.

Is that a picture of the Dimona facility in the article?

Wouldn't a weaker dollar cause European exports to the US to cost more?

I wonder if this had anything to do with the announcement.

Iran to Switch from Dollar to Euro
Written by Adam Gonn
Published Tuesday, September 22, 2009

Iran will switch its foreign currency reserve from the U.S. dollar to the Euro.

Iran’s President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has ordered that the country change the dollar with the euro in its foreign exchange accounts.

Link: http://www.themedialine.org/news/news_detail.asp?...