The British lose Basra: "Iran, which has long held imperial designs on Basra as part of its dream of a grand Shi’a alliance, offered sky-high prices for copper, leading locals to tear up cables and pipes to sell them for scrap."

Interesting suggestion, can this be verified? How cleverly has Iran played its hand compared to the ignorance, brutality and hubris of the US?

The British lose Basra: "Iran, which has long held imperial designs on Basra as part of its dream of a grand Shi’a alliance, offered sky-high prices for copper, leading locals to tear up cables and pipes to sell them for scrap."

Interesting suggestion, can this be verified? How cleverly has Iran played its hand compared to the ignorance, brutality and hubris of the US?