"Much more difficult – the main beneficiary of the Iraq war was the Iranian government. Iraq traditionally was a sort of buffer but that has now disappeared because of the stupid policy of the US and Tony Blair's government."
Sir Malcolm Rifkind KCMG QC MP (UK) (Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs 1995-1997)
Rustin, Susanna. "Is war with Iran inevitable?" The Guardian 9 December, 2011: online edition UK
