Who in the witchy world of your mind, Heidi, ever said Iran is landlocked. Where are Iran's Navy Bases? Is it Syria? Can Iran link up with Syria and just ignore the UN border in North Iraq?
And so, can't Iran, just simply take what they want, if they get their chance? What the spit do you think the Iran/Iraq war was about?
Who is the last Bathist holdout? Is it Syria? Syria is a pivot with that tiny little piece of sand around 250 miles wide. Oh, and with Roads. Oh, and thru Bathist, Mosul. old Saddam town. Grow up, silly.
Where is Iran's access to it's Navy Bases in Syria? Seriously, what is their route to the Med? They will push thru Mosul and garrison it, to guard their logistic train. They already overfly that corridor, un-opposed. The USA has bailed.\
Who will stop them. The are already bedded down with Iran.
Syria? Sea? My gal, Heidi.