Good point. This would certainly seem to be a possibility.
Certainly a good move on the Ayatullahs' part! Go on the "diet" before anyone forces them to. This does a lot to reduce sanctions' effects if we go and do it up. A minor problem is pissing off those college grad kids who are waiting for some Westernism to get there. They want Westernism to some extent but the clerics don't.

Who knows? Maybe they might see the light in that just you wait for Mohommed to return but he will not. Kind of like Melanesians who set up airports waiting for us Americans to come back not understanding our logistical/economic system. (Melanesians are prone to "cargo cults" due to WW v.2.0)