Barry Rosen , a former hostage in Iran , says war of words is turning into threat of war . He says despite saber-rattling and comments by GOP candidates , war not inevitable . It likes to say that the elections are both a model and inspiration for the new surge of democracy in the Arab world . He says regime flailing due to internal tensions , hard-hit economy , upcoming elections . TL;DR The U.S. has been warning that it will attack Iran's nuclear facilities if diplomacy fails.
Barry Rosen , a former hostage in Iran , says war of words is turning into threat of war . He says despite saber-rattling and comments by GOP candidates , war not inevitable . He says regime flailing due to internal tensions , hard-hit economy , upcoming elections . TL;DR The U.S. has been warning that it will attack Iran's nuclear facilities if diplomacy fails.