The Telegraph - Vladimir Putin in Teheran

Bla, bla, bla, then at the end:

Mr Putin may come to regret the games he is at present glad to play with a serious source of instability on his southern flank.

Regret because it’ll be too late, meaning no one else is planning on doing anything to stop it, meaning it’s a lost cause already. Well now we know and it’s a good thing cuz the suspense was killing me.