Obviously though, as evidenced by their continued defiance on the nuclear fuel issue... dangerous games are still Iran's favourite hobby.
Among the Taleban, Iranian-made weapons are greatly sought after in the fight against the government of Hamid Karzai and the Nato and US-led forces deployed to support him.*
They are considered to be reliable and particularly destructive. For example, an Iranian-made Kalashnikov rifle can be adapted to fire grenades. It costs $200-$300 more than one made in Pakistan, Russia or China.
Iranian-made weapons, one commander told me, had really improved the Taleban's ability to attack the American military deployed in his area. "There's a kind of mine called Dragon. Iran is sending it, we have got it," the Taleban commander said.