] The Journal quoted Ali Ansari, an Iran specialist at the
] University of St. Andrews in Scotland, as saying that for
] 10 years analysts had been writing about Iran's need for
] economic reform. "In actual fact, the scenario is worse
] now," said Mr. Ansari. "They have all this money with the
] high oil price, and they don't need to do anything about
] reforming the economy." Indeed, The Journal added, the
] conservative mullahs are feeling even more emboldened to
] argue that with high oil prices, Iran doesn't need
] Western investment capital and should feel "free to
] pursue its nuclear power program without interference."