Today's August 22nd update:

""The maneuver is aimed at introducing our new defensive doctrine," Ashtiani said, adding that 12 infantry regiments would participate in the upcoming exercise dubbed "The Blow of Zolfaghar."

Zolfaghar is the sword used by Imam Ali, one of the most revered figures for Shiite Muslims. [ Luckily, there are no signs that they're fixated on the return of the 12th Imam. Other than obsessing about the 12th imam's sword and using 12 infantry regiments. Other than that there's no sign whatsoever of unhinged lunacy. And starting it just before August 22nd surely can't be significant. Keep praying that the London bombing plot was all there was. I remain less than sanguine... -ed. ] "