Yeah, it feels like "ha-HA! I bet you didn't think I'd do that!" - "No... we actually didn't..." Or is he attempting something similar like the British during

Yeah, it feels like "ha-HA! I bet you didn't think I'd do that!" - "No... we actually didn't..." Or is he attempting something similar like the British during Mossadegh? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abadan_Crisis https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abadan_Crisis