U.S. Eyes Pressing Uprising in Iran

After the bombings in Saudi Arabia, the U.S. has started contemplating plans to reform Iran in order to eliminate possible Al Qaeda links and Iran's own nuclear programs. While some Pentagon officials have supported the idea of a popular uprising to destabilize the current Iranian government, the State Department doubts the level of discontent within the country that is needed for such an uprising. The Iranian government, under U.S. pressure, has tried to investigate possible terrorist links, but it remains unclear as to how much control the central government has over its remote mountain areas, from which a few Al Qaeda members are known to operate. – YaleGlobal