Interesting story about British troops in Basra in Private Eye no 1177, p9). They report that British troops in Basra are finding and arresting Iranian nationals - suspected of involvement in the insurgency - almost daily. Iranian weapons have also been used in insurgent attacks.

There's also reports that the Iranian Revolutionary Guard is regularly crossing into Afghanistan, and that Iran is training fighters to become involved in the violence in both Afghanistan and Iraq. Apparently, "The scary view from Camp Bastion is that Operation Persian Freedom is drawing ever closer."

All I can say is, please no. Surely not even this US and UK government would do that? Not with the situations now being faced in Iraq and Afghanistan...they wouldn't want to dig any deeper...