Tequila,

The BBC have additional problems with reporting on Iran; the resident correspondent has been told to leave and the satellite TV channel in Farsi is being blocked: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/mid...st/8111638.stm
The footage of the polie retreating in the face of a crowd is unlikely to be seen I suspect.

Tom O,

I doubt if the UK is behind the current crisis, whatever our history and position in Iranian mythology / history which amplifies any British link. Like you I think the Hittites are more likely.

davidbfpo