More unexpected developments, and this one should be taken far more seriously. Ayatollah Khameni, Iran’s fundamentalist religious leader, has said that if Iran is attacked, there will be a worldwide response.

“Our enemies know very well that any aggression will have a response from all sides by Iranian people on their interests all over the world,” he said in a meeting with air force commanders, according to the ISNA student news agency.

“Iranian people should not get scared of such issues,” the agency quoted Mr. Khameni as saying, in a reference to talk of possible United States military action against Iran.

Now, the important part to remember is that this is not a threat. And he makes that clear.

He referred to rumors about the possibility of a United States military strike, saying “No one would commit such a blunder and jeopardize the interests of his country and people.”

“Some say that the U.S. president does not calculate the consequences of his actions … but it is possible to wise up such a person, and American politicians know that Iranian people will not leave any aggression without response,” he said.

There are a number of people in the United States right now who want Iran to be the next target. They think the Faux War on Terror should migrate about the Middle East until all hostile nations have been “liberated”. But Iran is not Iraq. They won’t fall down and make our only problem rebuilding.

Let’s hope the President’s claim that there are no plans to invade Iran are genuine. I doubt it, but I’m holding out.