January 2016
In the past
37 years since the regime in Iran rose to power, I can say that the Middle East
has been suffering from an intellectual and political tumor spreading its roots
each day. The name of this illness is the terrorism cancer. Unfortunately,
Western countries, with the United States leading the pack, have
for short-term economic interests allowed this regime spread its influence
across the region, especially in Iraq, Syria, Lebanon, Bahrain, Kuwait and
others. Parallel to covertly expanding its roots across the Middle East, Iran
has been quite busy taking steps towards obtaining nuclear weapons to maybe
lift its flag of Islamic empire across the region.
Economic interests and fear of Iran’s terrorist attacks and bombings in
their countries have led Western states, including the U.S., to adopt a policy
of appeasement vis-à-vis this regime. Based on this very argument they care
less about the Iranian people’s resistance against this regime, as we witnessed
in 2009 when no Western country, especially the U.S., failed to back the
Iranian people’s uprising and did not even condemn the massacres launched by
the Revolutionary Guards. The problem has never been that this regime lacks an
opposition or its opposition being weak. In fact, the main problem on the table
is the appeasement policy of Western countries vis-à-vis this regime.
Only a few months after the February 1979 revolution Iran began threatening
to occupy its neighboring countries, especially Iraq that is geopolitically
much closer to Tehran; 8 years of destructive war with the loss of millions of
lives, more wounded and left dislocated, and $1 trillion in damages. Khomeini,
the founder of this regime, had said they would continue the war until the very
last home in Tehran since he considered the war a “gift from God”, and peace
being equal to “burying Islam”. This is exactly why this regime has never had
peaceful coexistence with any country, and to this day in one way or another it
is at war with all other countries.
Therefore, during the past 37 years there has been not one day when this
regime has been in peace and friendship with a particular current or
individual, domestically or abroad. This is the true nature of this regime that
is founded on religious pillars, and especially the mullahs’ absolute rule.
This is the worse type of dictatorship in the history of mankind. If we take a
look at the so-called constitution of this regime it provides a very clear
picture of this regime’s nature, and it easily allows the elimination of all
dissidents and their crackdown.
The regime ruling Iran is neither “Shiite” nor “Islamic” as it has executed
over 120,000 Shiites and Muslims, being amongst the most educated of Iran’s
youths. Furthermore, all the measures taken by this regime is completely in
contradiction to the Islamic mentality, mindset, principles and morals, and
also in contrast to the context of the Quran and the teachings of God’s Messenger,
Prophet Mohammad and the imams of both Shiites and Sunnis.
Terrorism, assassinations, fundamentalism, violence and the promotion of
all these types of crimes, cruelty and crackdown constitute the true nature of
this regime. During the past 37 years in Iran there has been no such thing as
freedom, democracy or human rights. All newspapers and journalists critical
towards the regime have been closed down and arrested. There has not been a
single non-government organization, nor ever a free election. The dictatorship
has taken control over all positions in the government and society. The regime
ruling Iran has been condemned 62 times by the United Nations for its human
rights violations, augmented by hundreds of similar condemnations by
international currents. Yet none of this have even compelled this regime to
even abide the slightest bit by human rights standards.
The regime’s factions have no difference regarding the ruling regime. The
presidency is merely a part of the ruling mullahs’ regime system. From
Khamenei, to Rafsanjani, Khatami, Ahmadinejad and Rouhani, they are all ponds
of a single chessboard controlled by the supreme leader. There are no moderates
inside the regime, nor any reformists or “soft” faction. Under the presidency
of Hassan Rouhani who has introduced himself as a moderate, the execution ratio
has increasedsignificantly, reaching above the 2,000 mark. Not one day passes
where more people are not arrested and executed.
The truth is that the image of this regime inside the country and abroad
are the sides of the same coin. The conditions inside Iran cannot be as
described above with the regime to actually provide support and refugee for
others abroad. For example, this regime’s actions in Syria, Iraq and other
countries is the other face of its measures inside Iran. These two very much
mirror each other. Iran never supports any faction that is not affiliated to
itself or not in service of its own interests. Rest assured a group supported
by Iran has nothing to do with democracy or principles, and many dark spots
link it to Tehran. Nouri Maliki’s government in Iraq is the most significant
example in this regard.
What is the solution?
Generally speaking Western governments have gone the limits in an effort to
change Iran’s policy and behavior. They have even attempted to form an
opposition group based on their own guidelines. Time and again this option has
come on the table to attack Iran with foreign forces, similar to the Iraq
scenario. However, this option was never placed into execution as the Western
governments were seeking their policy of appeasement with Iran. Therefore, this
regime does not sense any threat. If it weren’t for the appeasement policy
there is no doubt that the Iranian regime could not have interfered in other
countries’ affairs as it does today.
What is left to say is that the only solution is regime change by the
Iranian people. To make this practical this regime must be isolated as soon as
possible and Western countries bring an end to their appeasement policy
vis-à-vis this regime. This is the very path that Saudi Arabia and Gulf
countries are trekking in.
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