Iranian aggression is cause of tensions

In his attempt to liken current relationships with Iran to the Vietnam War in his Wednesday column, Joshua Frederickson has completely misunderstood the facts. To say that it is America that is gunning for a fight is simply wrong - Iran is the primary provocateur here. Perhaps Joshua has forgotten that in March 2007, a number of Iranian gunboats kidnapped 15 British sailors performing a United Nations mandate in Iraqi waters?

Perhaps Frederickson doesn't realize that Iranian gunboats had previously tried to kidnap Australian soldiers but had been repelled? If there is anyone trying to start a war, it is Iran.