In this section of the play, Iago's plan to get revenge on Othello begins to come to fruition as he manipulates the people around him into opposition. Most signifigantly he convinces Othello to take revenge on Desdemona and Cassio with out any evidence. What is notable about this is that he was able to convince Othello using only insinuation. He tell Othello things such as "She did decive her father, marrying you" and "O, beware, my lord, of jealously" to plant the idea of Desdemona's unfaithfulness in Othello's mind without saying something outrageous enough to offend him. This is a situation somewhaat parallel to Iago's, in which he believes that Othello has slept with his own wife. By making an ally of Othello and giving them both a common enemy, Iago puts himself in a situation where he and Othello, his hated enemy, are in fact the closest together. This is highlighted by the perverse vows they take at the end ot the scene. To which Iago says "I am your own forever".
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