Iran’s promises
for change in behavior following the nuclear deal have remained nothing but
words despite much enthusiasm shown by the West to assure (Persian) Gulf
countries over the July 14th accord.
Kuwait summoned
Iran’s charge d'affaires on 26 August 2015 to protest Tehran’s attempts to
drill oil from a Gulf field that has been a subject of dispute between the two
countries for years. Despite promises made by Iranian foreign minister Javad
Zarif in his recent visits to Kuwait, Qatar and Iraq where he said neighboring
countries are of priority for Iran, this is not the first time that Tehran
attempts to cause tension with its neighbors.
Over a month
after the nuclear agreement signed between the West and Iran, Tehran has
attempted to shows it is a volunteer for good relations with neighboring
countries in the region. However, despite the fact that Zarif’s first stop ten
days after the nuclear pact in a regional trip included Qatar, Iraq, Lebanon,
Syria and their neighbor Kuwait, events on the ground undermined any
seriousness from Tehran in improving relations with its Gulf neighbors. In fact
they proves that Iran’s policies of meddling in these countries, and financial
and military support for militants on their soil have not changed at all.
Following this visit, Tehran has once again attempted to play with the security
and stability of its Gulf neighbors.
This month
Kuwaiti authorities busted a Lebanese Hezbollah-affiliated cell and discovered
a large cache of arms, ammunition and explosives belonging to this network.
Media outlets reported these weapons were smuggled by Iran to Kuwait from the
sea.
The most recent
intervention by Iran showed itself as Tehran began allowing investors to
(discover) natural gas and expand its oil field around Kuwait, which has been a
matter of dispute between the two countries for some time now.
This led to
Kuwait summoning Iran’s charge d'affaires and place a strong message of protest
from its Foreign Ministry.
The question now
is why is Iran always seeking tension, war and terrorist attacks vis-à-vis
other countries? The ink on the nuclear pact has yet to be dried and no
measures are implemented that Iran has already launched new terrorist and
meddling actions in Bahrain and Kuwait. Of course, these measures are added to
Tehran’s already deadly meddling in Lebanon, Syria, Yemen and Iraq. If one
lacks any knowledge about the Iranian regime’s true nature they would be
puzzled and left with many questions about the logic behind these measures.
However, if we take a precise look at this regime’s 37 year history, we can come
to understand quite well that the foundation and very structure of the mullahs’
rule in Tehran is based on exporting fundamentalism, war, hatred, executions
and terrorism. Rest assured that if Tehran stops these measures for just one
day, that day will be the end of this regime. In my last piece I wrote that
Iran’s meddling in regional countries is far more dangerous than its nuclear
ambitions. I will never get tired of writing this sentence because I believe US
President Barack Obama and other leaders of the P5+1 have adopted a gravely
mistaken policy to rein in the
regime in Tehran. They actually believe that by enforcing this setback in the
recent nuclear agreement Iran will not be able to continue its meddling in
other countries and will even go on to correct its behavior. This is nothing
but a mirage and the events of this past month have proven this quite well.
However, Iran’s nuclear ambitions will be automatically defused if its
meddling in regional countries are stopped.
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