Well, SOMEONE is.
Probably several someones.
And a lot of them are 'on our side'.
Which is why I'm not taking anyone's word at face value.
Unfortunately Iran's stupid rhetoric makes it easy for most people to believe the propaganda from all the REST of the warmongers; that Iran is doing all this stuff and needs to be destroyed.
I’ll agree that several ME parties seem to be agitating for direct conflict with Iran. But as you said, Iran has been taunting too.
And it’s not just taunting - Iran has been sponsoring multiple proxy militias on multiple fronts including the Houthis, Hezbullah and Hamas. Iran has been building up in Syria. And let’s not forget, Iran is the country that trained the Iraqi militias to build and deploy the IEDs that killed and maimed thousands of American troops.
Only 3 things can come of all this: 1) status quo, 2) escalation, 3) detente. Status quo is untenable now with the sanctions. Detente is possible only if Iran backs down. That leaves #2 for now.