For what it's worth, my take on the issue is that Iran has probably intercepted a routine British patrol as a deliberate attempt to remind Britain and the United States that they (Iran) have the ability to make the already fraught situation in Iraq far worse than it already is for Western forces.
The west is acting like a bully in the region, pushing and shoving anybody who doesn't do what they say. Iran is determined not to be bullied and this is them shoving back.
Unfortunately, while I'm obviously no fan of US/UK aggression, the Iranian government is hardly a paragon of virtue.
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