Agree, but is it that simple ?
As to why the Iranian's were going to do this, is it a case of getting two birds with one stone ? Payback for the Saudi's pissing off Iran for intervening in Bahrain and secondly, doing it in the US to get at the US.
Saudi Arabia would support Israel doing the dirty work / an Israel pre emptive on Iran because of Nuclear Weapons.
The question is, how far would it escalate and could the UK stay out of it ?
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