British imperial intention to re-occupy Persian Gulf Arab states exposed

A British think tank has unveiled a plan by the UK government to return to the seat of its old imperial power by developing a strong “shadow presence” in the Persian Gulf region.

The plan was cited in a report entitled ‘A Return to East of Suez? UK Military Deployment to the [Persian] Gulf’ by the Royal United Services Institute (RUSI).

It expounded on a shift in UK policy that is driven by, what it described a “fear of what is happening in the Middle East.”

“The military intends to build up a strong shadow presence around the [Persian] Gulf; not an evident imperial-style footprint, but a smart presence with facilities, defense agreements, rotation of training, transit and jumping-off points,” the report said.

The British imperialism left the Persian Gulf region following the East of Suez decision in 1971, after which many countries under the UK’s imperial military power declared their independence.

According to the report the UK government believes an increased presence in the Middle East region would be wise due to the “swirling social storms across the region in the wake of the ‘Arab [Islamic] Awakening.’”

It also refers to Iran’s peaceful nuclear energy program as a primary motivation behind the UK’s policy shifts.

“Clearly, the immediate security concern to the entire [Persian] Gulf region is the future direction of Iran’s nuclear program,” claims the document.

The report especially notes a fear the Zionist regime of Israel has of the Islamic Republic of Iran’s might and influence in the region.

Meanwhile, the report exposes one other real intention of the UK imperialism, which is to intervene in Iran’s domestic affairs in the run-up to the country’s 11th presidential elections.

“….. Iran, too, is entering a volatile period in the run-up to national elections”, the report says.

The paper also identifies the popular government of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad as what it calls a ‘significant factor in regional instability’.

The Institute based its conclusions on analysis of recent government policy, which “appears to be approaching a decision point where a significant strategic reorientation of its defense and security towards the [Persian] Gulf is both plausible and logical.”

This means that the UK government has decided to relocate its military equipment from Afghanistan to the Persian Gulf littoral states since it would more cost-effective than returning them to Britain, according to the report.