Depressing

Was there ever an occasion when the governments of two countries were each as keen for the other to initiate a war that would be so catastrophic for both. It appears that Iran is attempting to provoke the US Navy.

The most innocent explanation of this is that Iran considers $100 to be too cheap for a barrel of oil.

It appears that both sides believe that they would win a military confrontation but the loss of life on both sides would be huge.