It would be useful to know if Ahmadinejad has obtained a ruling from the ayatollahs that this letter constitutes sufficient warning within the meaning of the koran.
I would be surprised if he sent the letter without getting such a ruling in advance.
Perhaps an answer to your question...
"Reaction to the letter was mixed in Iran and across the Mideast.
Iranian newspapers described the message as "an initiative in global diplomacy" and "dialogue under the shadow of war."
But conservative lawmaker Hashmatollah Falahatpisheh lambasted Ahmadinejad for failing to consult parliament before sending the letter to the country Iran considers its greatest enemy.
"This message is the outcome of a series of taboo-breaking behaviors in Iran's foreign policy. ... That the parliament is not aware of (the contents of the) letter is questionable," Falahatpisheh told an open session of the parliament broadcast live on state-run radio Tuesday.
Among Gulf nations, the letter fueled suspicions toward Iran.
The Saudi-owned daily Asharq Al-Awsat called the letter proof that "Iran is not enriching uranium for peaceful purposes as it says, and is striving for leadership and control of the region."
Such Iranian leadership would mean the Israeli-Palestinian peace process "would be stalled, the Iraqi dream (of democracy) would be thwarted and we would witness a new wave of armament," wrote Tariq Alhomayed, the paper's editor-in-chief.
The Kuwaiti newspaper Arab Times ran an editorial in which editor-in-chief Ahmed Al-Jarallah accused Ahmadinejad of acting "as if he owns the region."
Some of Iran's Arab neighbors have expressed fears over Iran's nuclear program — particularly over pollution in case of an accident — as well as over the standoff with the West, fearing possible Iranian retaliation against American military bases in Kuwait, Qatar and Bahrain should the U.S. launch a pre-emptive strike."
Excerpted from http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060509/ap_on_re_mi_ea/iran_us;_ylt=AtEAGs7k.dKwigmBeQ.V8nJI2ocA;_ylu=X3oDMTA5aHJvMDdwBHNlYwN5bmNhdA--
"It would be useful to know if Ahmadinejad has obtained a ruling from the ayatollahs that this letter constitutes sufficient warning within the meaning of the koran.
I would be surprised if he sent the letter without getting such a ruling in advance."
I agree, just yesterday in the news we see how the Supreme Ayatollah said it was OK to allow women to watch soccer. Something this important would had to have approval from above.