Out of touch.

Just where do they dig up these fellows?

Do universities in NZ have "Departments of thick, opinionated bastards"?

From Bing:

University of Auckland international relations expert Prof Stephen Hoadley told The AM Show on Monday Iran isn't trying to pick a fight.
"Some people say it's signalling - the Iranians are signalling to the Brits and to the Europeans, help us out - provide the financial instruments so we can continue trading with oil, or suffer the consequences," he told host Duncan Garner.

What worries me is that Mr Hoadley and his fellow university employees are very near young, impressionable people.

Mr Hoadley, of course, is referring to:

 https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/9550516/royal-navy-captains-frantic-call-urging-brit-tanker-ignore-iran-threats-change-course/

Iran are upset because they broke their agreement with the world and are now being boycotted by many in that world including but not limited to Great Britain.

The nutters running Iran have decided to try and force the world to bend to their will by violence.

To date sabotaging ships, shooting down drones and piracy.

The only way to stop these nutters, god-botherers of the other type of course, will be by larger violence.

It is all they understand.

Personally I don't want to see yet another Middle-East v West war, just a few pointers to suggest to the populace of Iran that they need new leaders.

Cuddling them and offering hugs will do no good.

A couple of well placed nukes will suffice.