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Weakening Anglo-American resolve in the Iraqi theater of war plays right into the hands of Iran 's strategic vision for the region . The hundreds of thousands pounds of explosives that went missing during and after the invasion , because of Rumsfeld 's incompetent planning and refusal to guard ammo dumps , are more critical to the IEDs than any support Iran might be providing . A terrible war with no end in sight is being incompetently conducted by the US , and now they're advocating an expansion of this war into Iran ? Moreover , the focus of their world is beginning to shift from Iran to Iraq , as the Shiites ' two most important holy sites , Najaf and Kerbela in Iraq , have once again become generally accessible to all . In March 2004 , China signed a $ 100 million deal with Iran to import 10 million tons of liquefied natural gas over a 25-year period in exchange for Chinese investment in Iran 's oil and gas exploration , petrochemical and pipeline infrastructure .