Strollin' Johnny -

I don't think its the "religous nutcases" in Iran who are running this show - its President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and his Revolutionary Guard. The Mullahs don't always agree with each other or with Ahmadinejad and we don't really know where they stand at this time. I don't think you can pin this on the Mullahs. Ahmadinejad is the radical, even by Iranian standards.

Yes, it was a minor incident but Blair backed Ahmadinejad into a corner by seeking international support - that transformed it to a major incident. Blair should have negotiated with Iran directly like in the past.