Beware: Short bearded fanatic throwing toys out of cot.
Hurrah! President Ahmedinejad of Iran has found a perfect excuse to hit back at his detractors.Kidnap 15 British marines (who may or may not, have trespassed into his waters -although the Iranians themselves seem confused about the exact co-ordinates), then use them for propaganda and ask the Brits for an apology. This man has an axe to grind and he sure has a strange outlook on global etiquette. He is so embroiled in his oil superiority and nuclear ambitions that he does not realise that, a) if his ships had encountered an alien vessel he should have requested the invading vessel to retreat, and 
, if his ships had strayed they would have been warned off.
No, no rules of the sea for little Ahmed. He must get jumpy and arrest the interlopers (if they were that), and deny everyone access to his prisoners. Furthermore he wants apologies and bowing and scraping from Britain. This is not how a political game is played. This is petty piracy.
Could we expect anything else from a regime that is known for hanging people from the jibs of tow trucks and forcing women into cowering subservience? I'd be afraid, really afraid, for there are still megalomaniacs on the loose in this World of ours.
On the other hand, perhaps little Ahmed may not want to be seen being compared to the sick little tinpot dictator who rules Zimbabwe. We shall see.