I understand why America is concerned regarding Iran. Iran remains the most serious threat to stability in the Middle East. It has a thriving conventional, nuclear, chemical and biological weapons programme and continues to invest money in developing these areas. The tentacles of Iran's power are long and diverse and circle the globe; criss-crossing boundaries, transcending political ideologies, snaking and intertwining, plotting and manipulating, operating a monstrous self-serving, self-perpetuating clandestine organisation, controlling and directing the affairs of Islamic fundamentalists. It has become a huge web of intrigue and provides Iran with a powerful springboard for further influence not only in North Africa and the Middle East but world-wide. Iran seeks to establish the rule of Islam. Their aims may not be realised is their lifetime, but that does not deter them. What has started has been preordained and cannot be stopped. Iran has provided the unquenchable spark in countries throughout the world and the flames will spread and destroy the old so that a new will be built.

The same scenarios are appearing across the Middle East. Everyone is worried about the instability. The truth is we do not want further Islamic Governments in the Middle East. I have seen and understood many things, it's just hard to comprehend what's happening. Yes, these are strange and dangerous time we live in; the Gulf States have little choice. Events can move quicker than we realise. Hard-core Islamic fundamentalists are more interested in unsurping power than in sharing it. There is no doubt that the Islamic fundamentalists have cells formed in major towns and cities in the Gulf and that the Iranians create unity out of factional conflicts. There are dozens or more organisations involved, who previously squabble amongst themselves, but the Iranians are beginning to pull them together and are effectively gaining control. Iran's only interest is the re-establishment of the dominion of Islam. Can the problems be contained and overcome? The uneasy neighbourhood of the Persian Gulf still holds many fears. The spectre of a pact between Syria and Iran is still a distinct possibility. There are those who still wish to rid the Gulf of remaining Kingdoms. Saudi, Kuwait, Bahrain, Oman and the UAE attempts the erase the painful possibility by getting into bed with the Americans.