Peace in the Middle East: The First Step
Nov 9, 2024 19:44:06 GMT -5
Post by schwartzie on Nov 9, 2024 19:44:06 GMT -5
Peace in the Middle East: The First Step
by Majid Rafizadeh
November 9, 2024 at 5:00 am
Over the decades, Iran's regime has embedded itself deeply within the region's crises, stoking unrest and sponsoring terrorism. If the Middle East is to see any genuine peace and stability, a transformation of Iran's regime is essential.
Without addressing the regime at the core, these threats will only intensify, especially when Iran acquires nuclear weapons... weeks away.
Since the 1979 Islamic Revolution orchestrated by Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, Israel has been regarded as a cancerous tumor to be wiped off the map.
[O]nly Israel has demonstrated the courage and determination to confront the Iranian regime head-on, recognizing it as the "tumor" that fuels much of the region's instability.
It is crucial to recognize that the core ideological mission of the Iranian regime — using religion as a pretext to seize power by force — is deeply ingrained and is not going to change. For years, Iran's regime has not only been attacking its own citizens, especially women, and it has even been executing children. In the first six months of 2024 alone, "Iranian authorities executed 249 people" and an additional 166 people just in October.
A regime that treats its own people this way is not likely to treat anyone else any better.
The system in Iran was founded on principles aimed at "exporting the revolution" and imposing an Islamist governance structure across other nations. This ideological commitment is even enshrined in Iran's constitution...
Notably, during significant waves of protests in recent years, the Obama and Biden-Harris administrations remained silent, offering no substantial support to the people risking their lives for freedom.
Often, Western countries have chosen to overlook Iran's human rights abuses and advances in military power: they might interfere with profitable trade.
If these Western nations lack the will to fight the Iranian regime directly, then they should, at the very least, provide Israel with the necessary support — economically, militarily and politically. This is not an act of charity: supporting Israel in its mission serves their own interests.
Can the West set aside its hypocrisy long enough to stand with Israel in confronting Iran — this source of terror to them as well? If they cannot summon the nerve to act directly, then the least they can do is back those who do.
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by Majid Rafizadeh
November 9, 2024 at 5:00 am
Over the decades, Iran's regime has embedded itself deeply within the region's crises, stoking unrest and sponsoring terrorism. If the Middle East is to see any genuine peace and stability, a transformation of Iran's regime is essential.
Without addressing the regime at the core, these threats will only intensify, especially when Iran acquires nuclear weapons... weeks away.
Since the 1979 Islamic Revolution orchestrated by Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, Israel has been regarded as a cancerous tumor to be wiped off the map.
[O]nly Israel has demonstrated the courage and determination to confront the Iranian regime head-on, recognizing it as the "tumor" that fuels much of the region's instability.
It is crucial to recognize that the core ideological mission of the Iranian regime — using religion as a pretext to seize power by force — is deeply ingrained and is not going to change. For years, Iran's regime has not only been attacking its own citizens, especially women, and it has even been executing children. In the first six months of 2024 alone, "Iranian authorities executed 249 people" and an additional 166 people just in October.
A regime that treats its own people this way is not likely to treat anyone else any better.
The system in Iran was founded on principles aimed at "exporting the revolution" and imposing an Islamist governance structure across other nations. This ideological commitment is even enshrined in Iran's constitution...
Notably, during significant waves of protests in recent years, the Obama and Biden-Harris administrations remained silent, offering no substantial support to the people risking their lives for freedom.
Often, Western countries have chosen to overlook Iran's human rights abuses and advances in military power: they might interfere with profitable trade.
If these Western nations lack the will to fight the Iranian regime directly, then they should, at the very least, provide Israel with the necessary support — economically, militarily and politically. This is not an act of charity: supporting Israel in its mission serves their own interests.
Can the West set aside its hypocrisy long enough to stand with Israel in confronting Iran — this source of terror to them as well? If they cannot summon the nerve to act directly, then the least they can do is back those who do.
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