All indicators suggest that everything the Iranian regime has caused since 1979 is beginning to unravel. This means that the transformations in the region will be significant after the removal of a violence-based regime that extended its influence throughout the region to control Arab states through terrorism and the incitement of sectarian strife, which has disrupted all attempts at comprehensive development in the region. We must acknowledge that since the seventh century AD, the Persians have been working on reviving the empire that fell under the hooves of the Arab horses. From that day until now, they have worked to turn back the clock.
Regardless of political ideologies or the form of the regime, the deeply ingrained belief among Iranians is that the Arabs brought down the Persian Empire, and the Persians must seek revenge. We have discussed this many times, explicitly or symbolically.
The current regime, born from that ideological womb and hidden behind an Islamic veneer, is merely a fig leaf that exposes its nakedness more than it conceals it. Looking back at recent history, I recall how the Shah dealt with Khomeini when he sought to incite unrest in Iran.
The Shah aimed to export the crisis to Iraq by exiling Khomeini there. From the moment Khomeini set foot on Iraqi soil, unrest erupted to the extent that the former Iraqi regime considered executing him. When the Shah learned of this, he forbade any harm from befalling him.
In 1978, when Khomeini was expelled from Iraq, he attempted to enter Kuwait, but Kuwait refused him entry, fearing it would become a haven for a terrorist movement. France, however, welcomed him. Khomeini was known for his hatred of everyone - the Shah, the Iraqis among whom he had lived for years, Kuwait, and the Arabs in general.
He harbored resentment toward all who had aided his movement, including political forces opposed to the Shah and even members of his own camp. Former President Abolhassan Banisadr is the clearest example of this issue, having fled Iran when he learned that Khomeini wanted to kill him.
This is not surprising, as the founder of the Safavid dynasty, Shah Ismail I, son of Heydar, killed approximately one million people to impose his ideological vision, which contradicted the beliefs of the majority of the Iranian people in the 16th century. This history is closely linked to what is happening in the region today.
The current Iranian regime, established by Khomeini, has consistently worked to impose its sectarian vision on the peoples of the region, beginning with Iraq. The period after 2003 was the golden age for the Iranian regime in forming sectarian terrorist groups and establishing sectarian factions as the ruling powers in Iraq.
The United States contributed to the implementation of this plan by establishing a constitution that enshrined the division of power among the components of the Iraqi people. This was an attempt to impose the Lebanese model on the region in service of Israel’s interests.
From the very first day of the rise of the mullahs’ regime, the Gulf states were aware of this plan and worked hard to thwart Iran’s ambitions. However, several groups responded to Iran out of greed for gains. In Yemen, a group subservient to the Iranian regime was established. In Lebanon, the ground was fertile for the cultivation of Hezbollah. I do not need to elaborate on what Hezbollah has done and continues to do. Hezbollah represents the clearest evidence of Iran’s intentions toward Arab countries.
Similarly, in Syria, the Iranian regime attempted to impose systematic terrorism by exploiting the contradictions that the Assad regime had fueled among the various components of the Syrian people. However, the Syrian revolution ignited and saved the Syrian state and people.
Today, we see the consequences of Iran’s actions over the past 47 years. Its destructive influence reached every corner of the world, even extending to Argentina and other Latin American countries.
This is why the world is united in its desire to overthrow this regime, as no one can accept living in a perpetual nightmare of terrorism. The United States will not accept being a target of terrorism and will not allow Iran to acquire a nuclear weapon that threatens it and its allies.
The international community will not accept being used as a tool for Iranian blackmail. The Gulf states will no longer endure the suffering caused by Iranian actions. Iran took a reckless step that proved it had embarked on a path far beyond its capabilities. It is now facing the consequences, and the coming days may mark the end of this regime.
