When states break their international agreements, they do not just become rogue states, they also turn into gangs. In the Iranian case, the whole world is facing an unprecedented situation, as gangs control a major regional country. Since Feb 28, shadowy figures have been ruling this large country. We no longer know who the Iranian decision-maker is. Every day there is a different stance, either from the Revolutionary Guard or the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, while it is clear that the presidency is powerless, and the parliament is merely an echo chamber for the Revolutionary Guard.
Therefore, when I said in previous articles that the world must discipline the current regime, I was reading pages from the Persian history. The mentality of imperial rule is based on the elimination of the other, even if that other is a son or brother, concealing the true objective while always declaring different positions. In recent days, Tehran set six new conditions for opening the Strait of Hormuz.
Actually, these conditions have no relation to reality, because the defeated do not dictate terms. Nevertheless, it seems that the Supreme National Security Council of Iran entered the fray again, attempting to reassert itself, or rather, to bolster the public image of its secretary, Mohammad Baqer. The truth is that the six conditions of Iran are considered a reversal of all the progress achieved over the past six months and a renewed economic upheaval in the international landscape. These conditions transformed the Strait of Hormuz into a tool of pressure against the world, thereby returning the world to the Middle Ages when pirates controlled the seas. Iran’s incitement of the Houthis to close the Bab el-Mandeb Strait and of Iraqi militias to launch terrorist attacks on neighboring countries are disrupting the global energy flow and exacerbating inflation.
I previously stated that Iran is using starvation as a weapon of annihilation because halting the export of fertilizers and other goods, along with the global drought, will increase the number of people suffering from hunger worldwide. The path that Iran and its proxies are pursuing is creating a global crisis. Consequently, the world must realize that maintaining the status quo will only lead to more terrorism and blackmail of nations, especially given the international community’s silence in the midst of the turmoil plaguing the global economy. Diplomatic settlements have proven ineffective, as Tehran reneged on its commitments in the Islamabad negotiations.
On the other hand, if Iran benefits from maintaining the state of neither war nor peace, and if regional countries and the United States of America are unwilling to engage in a large-scale regional war, then only one solution remains -- the regime must change from within. After months of fighting, the Iranian regime has become significantly weaker. With increasing economic hardship for Iranians, the conditions are ripe for a strategic and effective operation to eliminate the regime that is causing trouble for the world. Any other solution will only prolong the life of this rogue regime, thus, providing it with the oxygen it needs to continue blackmailing neighboring countries and the world, and igniting pointless wars in the region once again. Today, it is clear that a dark force is ruling Iran.
