Perhaps that headline seems a little overblown and surprising, but  what is most surprising about it is that it accurately describes the path Iran has chosen.

As Vin Scully, famed announcer for the Los Angeles Dodgers used to say, “It’s a whole new ball game.”

Iran is holding its largest naval exercises ever, over a period of eight days. Along with the usual testing of weapons and gauging the efficiency of the ships’ crews, an entirely new dimension has been added. In fact, the testing and the efficiency trials will come in the second and third phases of the exercise. The brand new part came first, and it was breath taking. (more…)