'Iranian regime feels it has divine intervention helping it'
Aug 6, 2021 17:16:23 GMT -5
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'Iranian regime feels it has divine intervention helping it'
The Islamic republic is pursuing long-term nuclear goals and feels that events are generally moving in favor of its vision of the "Shiite revival," warns Lt. Col. (ret.) Michael Segall, an expert on Iranian strategic issues.
By Yaakov Lappin , JNS and ILH Staff Published on 08-01-2021 12:55 Last modified: 08-01-2021 13:04
Is Iran using pandemic chaos to race toward nuclear weapons?
Becoming a nuclear-armed state is a central aspect of Iran's "Shiite revival" program, and the Iranian regime believes that developments are moving in line with its vision, an Israeli expert on the Islamic republic has warned.
Lt. Col. (ret.) Michael Segall, a senior analyst at the Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs, told JNS that it is important for policymakers to understand the mindset of the Iranian regime.
"They believe in the Shiite revival. It's important to grasp the importance they attach to this goal," Segall said
Events throughout the region, such as the departure of the United States from Iraq and overall progress in Tehran's nuclear program, have acted as confirmation for the clerics and the elite military Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) elements that "meta-historical" trends are going their way, he added.
"As Westerners, we ignore their mindset – the Iranians feel that they have divine intervention helping them," explained Segall. "From their point of view, Hamas could manage a war against Israel. Hezbollah is growing militarily stronger. The [Syrian] Assad regime remained in place despite the Syrian civil war. Saddam Hussein [Iran's archenemy] was removed from power. They feel that something big is enabling them."
As a result, Iran is becoming bolder, said Segall. "The nuclear program is the anchor that would allow Iran to position itself in the role that it has defined for itself. Becoming a nuclear state would influence all of Iran's tentacles in the region."
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The Islamic republic is pursuing long-term nuclear goals and feels that events are generally moving in favor of its vision of the "Shiite revival," warns Lt. Col. (ret.) Michael Segall, an expert on Iranian strategic issues.
By Yaakov Lappin , JNS and ILH Staff Published on 08-01-2021 12:55 Last modified: 08-01-2021 13:04
Is Iran using pandemic chaos to race toward nuclear weapons?
Becoming a nuclear-armed state is a central aspect of Iran's "Shiite revival" program, and the Iranian regime believes that developments are moving in line with its vision, an Israeli expert on the Islamic republic has warned.
Lt. Col. (ret.) Michael Segall, a senior analyst at the Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs, told JNS that it is important for policymakers to understand the mindset of the Iranian regime.
"They believe in the Shiite revival. It's important to grasp the importance they attach to this goal," Segall said
Events throughout the region, such as the departure of the United States from Iraq and overall progress in Tehran's nuclear program, have acted as confirmation for the clerics and the elite military Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) elements that "meta-historical" trends are going their way, he added.
"As Westerners, we ignore their mindset – the Iranians feel that they have divine intervention helping them," explained Segall. "From their point of view, Hamas could manage a war against Israel. Hezbollah is growing militarily stronger. The [Syrian] Assad regime remained in place despite the Syrian civil war. Saddam Hussein [Iran's archenemy] was removed from power. They feel that something big is enabling them."
As a result, Iran is becoming bolder, said Segall. "The nuclear program is the anchor that would allow Iran to position itself in the role that it has defined for itself. Becoming a nuclear state would influence all of Iran's tentacles in the region."
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