I disagree a little with Omar’s analysis. I happen to think that the British marines were let loose in the disputed areas of “Arvand Rood” in order to test the Iranian reactions. The Iranian regime is not a contiguous regime i.e any decision can be overpowered by the “Pasdaran” within the hierarchy of this system. Whilst the different factions within the Islamic regime fight over supremecy or the leadership of the Islamic State, they do have some compromising points to reach as and when the integrity of the system falls under threat. The “Pasdaran” did this as a show of strength against the other factions within the regime, taking the British by surprise over their “testing the water”! The Brits did not expect this but they had to find there own answers while the US is putting on a tremendous show of power in the Persian Gulf. Farzad Bazoft was just an innocent reporter and had no military connections whatsoever, and I think that Omar’s comparison is totally out of context with due respect!
