23-10-05 The United Kingdom which ruled Iraq about half a century ago and has a record of presence in Iranian oil rich Khuzestan province has embarked on a series of actions which indicate its willingness to find a foothold in the region once again.
This time, Britain is following a scenario engineered by itself to reach its goal in Khuzestan province rather than launch direct military action. The evidences which revealed UK's involvement in bombings in Iraq proved that London has embarked on sabotage to justify its failure to restore security to the region under its occupation.

International law requires the occupying powers to restore security to the area of occupation. So, Britain is responsible for restoring law and order to Iraqi areas which are under its occupation. Britain has deployed 8,500 troops in Iraq of whom 96 have lost their lives since the toppling of Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein in April 2003.
Several British security officers were caught red-handed when planning so-called suicide bombing in the oil rich Iraqi city of Basra. After the Iraqi police arrested British officers, the occupying forces under UK command attacked Iraqi prison and released them to prevent details of the so-called suicide bombing from being publicized.

Groups of Iraqi people staged demonstrations afterwards to protest British troops' sabotage against their country. In the meantime, two strong bombs placed in a dust bin on the crowded marketplace of Ahvaz exploded, killing at least six people and injuring more than 100. Two or three of those injured are in critical condition.
Iranian officials cited intelligence findings that the terrorists who planted bombs in Ahvaz had been trained abroad and hired by British troops on the other side of the borderline. On the other hand, the British media made every effort to turn the finger that had been pointed to Britain in terrorist bombing in Iranian province.

On the same direction, London-based daily Al-Zaman said that Iran decided to expel one million Arab citizens of Khuzestan province and dispossess their properties. Without any reference to British background of occupation in Asia and Africa, the London-based daily said that Iranian officials have decided to dispossess 3,000 sq km of land in Abadan, Minoo Island and Khorramshahr to build Free Trade Zone at Arvandroud.
The rumour was spread by London paper in the aftermath of a series of explosions which rocked Iranian city of Ahvaz in April shortly before Iranian presidential election. The first reaction from Tehran was that British lackeys were behind the terrorist sabotage. Though British Embassy in Tehran denied British role in the affair, but, British military unit alongside the border is responsible for terrorist bombing in the Iranian city of Ahvaz.

An expert on political affairs told that thanks to the background of Britain's presence in the region, London is willing to prolong its presence in the Persian Gulf region for its oil and gas supplies. Britain will resort to every excuse to maintain its presence in the region and continued crises in the region will justify its long presence.
Strategic experts believe that Saddam's collapse and extensive presence of foreign forces in Iraq served to lay a siege to Iraqi resources. A report said that presence of foreign forces in the Persian Gulf have negative impacts and that the powerful countries have always prevented Arab states from developing friendship with neighbouring states which has led to the current situation in the Persian Gulf states. In order to justify the presence of foreign troops in the region, collapse of Saddam Hussein and subsequent changes led to a political and military imbalance in the Persian Gulf, it said.

No one can ignore Iran's greed under Shah and once again raised the issue of three Iranian Islands in the Persian Gulf. “Stranfer Commentary”, an analytical newsletter said that Iranian charges against Britain and Israel for terrorist bombing in Ahvaz cannot be dismissed. Stranfer Commentary said Khuzestan province is an ideal place for the west to intervene because the province houses oil fields, as the vital veins of Iranian economy, and has an Arab population who are not satisfied with the central government in Tehran.
It is likely the next propaganda campaign of the west against Iran will focus on sowing discord among Iranians and the Arab minority living in Iranian oil rich province.