I've changed my stance with regards to this thread...
Previously I stated that I think that it is all down to the west converting governments in order to get Iran on all sides etc.
After doing some digging and further research, the rabbit hole infact goes deeper... much deeper than I first thought.
What is infact going on and it's implications are similar to what I outlined here, but not the same... so for that reason earlier today I created a
new thread which is far more indepth and goes much further to begin explaining what is going on.