How strange that my interpretation of the situation in the Middle East is the reverse of Simon Tisdall’s (After Iran’s attack on Israel, the world must act: this is a crisis that threatens us all, 14 April). I believe that everything from 7 October to date has been carefully orchestrated by Iran and that the events of last Saturday night are part of the ultimate plan to escalate.
Iran’s mission is to secure a dominant position among Muslim countries in the Middle East and to ensure that its rival Saudi Arabia never occupies that space. The buildup of pro‑Iranian “militias” in the countries surrounding Israel is a major part of the strategy, and anti-Israeli and anti-US sentiments are just tools to rally the “troops”, as is the pro‑Palestinian rhetoric. The “militias” can easily be used against the Saudis at a future date.
