I appreciate you showing this article, it was a good read and very interesting.
I find that the Iranian situation has become very predictable. The tyrants in charge have realized that the forces of good are breathing down their necks and are getting scared.
I'm suprised that they let Iran get into this situation, though, especially in the wake of Iraq. I guess Mahmoud forgot that the Iranian predicament was, is, and will remain much more fragile than Sadam's Iraq ever was.
The U.S. brokered for Russia to get on its feet after the Soviet collapse.
Later....no thanks/appreciation....just like the French after WW-2.
No deep analysis required here.
Its just stubborn stupidity.
The Russians are stupid ...,
and their friends are the Iranians and the French.