Iran has also been a big issue with oil and gas speculators. Threats to cut of the strait of Hormuz have contributed to a spike in speculative costs.
Which is the sort of blustering that plays well for their domestic audience in response to the wests big talk about them wanting a nuke.
Its funny how everytime we start talking big on Iran, they start acting like a 2 year old. Huh.
This is quite true.
It's also why "invasion" has been our modus operandi for the past several decades. That or "targeted strikes".
It's because we can't make a credible nuclear threat. We have the capability, but the world knows we don't have the will for that.
If we WERE a credible nuclear threat, Iran wouldn't be acting like a two year old. As I've said many times, the United States is the most benevolent "empire" the world has ever known. (Please note I put empire in quotes because we don't actually have an empire. Just like with our nuclear response, we have the capability, but not the will. Also note, I'm not interested in an the US having an empire, just pointing this out.)