{"id":22788,"date":"2017-05-12T08:15:18","date_gmt":"2017-05-12T07:15:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news1613067580\/news-sp-256\/terrorism-a-fundamentalism\/22788-iran-regime-destabilizes-the-middle-east-through-proxy-allies-op-ed"},"modified":"2023-01-17T10:29:34","modified_gmt":"2023-01-17T09:29:34","slug":"iran-regime-destabilizes-the-middle-east-through-proxy-allies-op-ed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/terrorism-a-fundamentalism\/iran-regime-destabilizes-the-middle-east-through-proxy-allies-op-ed\/","title":{"rendered":"Iran Regime Destabilizes the Middle East Through Proxy Allies \u2013 Op-Ed"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Iraq-Shiite-Militia-Iraqi-Army-1024-600-768x450\" class=\" size-full wp-image-48835\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2017\/05\/Iraq-Shiite-Militia-Iraqi-Army-1024-600-768x450.jpg\" alt=\"Iraq-Shiite-Militia-Iraqi-Army-1024-600-768x450\" width=\"400\" height=\"249\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Iraq-Shiite-Militia-Iraqi-Army-1024-600-768x450.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Iraq-Shiite-Militia-Iraqi-Army-1024-600-768x450-300x187.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The mullahs\u2019 regime in Iran was behind the founding of Lebanese Hezbollah as an offspring to expand its influence in the Middle East and gain a foothold on the shores of the Mediterranean, according to a new op-ed.<\/p>\n<p>U.S. National Security Advisor Lt. General H.R. McMaster recently accused Tehran of imposing the \u201cHezbollah model\u201d to gain influence over various Middle East states, <a href=\"http:\/\/english.alarabiya.net\/en\/News\/middle-east\/2017\/05\/01\/Iran-big-winner-from-region-s-turmoil-Arab-league-head.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"alternate noopener noreferrer\">destabilizing the regio<\/a>n through the process.<\/p>\n<p>Such a blueprint includes targeting vulnerable governments across the region through a variety of plots while, at the same time, backing armed militia groups stationed in those countries, <a href=\"https:\/\/clarionproject.org\/iran-destabilizing-middle-east-proxy-allies\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"alternate noopener noreferrer\">according to<\/a> Iranian human rights activist Amir Basiri.<\/p>\n<p>The op-ed added:<\/p>\n<p>It has also become quite obvious that the United States, despite the highly flawed nuclear deal which supposedly aimed to curb Iran\u2019s nuclear program, enjoys the leverage of pressuring Iran through the use of comprehensive sanctions. Tehran will likely not forget this obvious factor and knows the Trump administration can kick-start new sanctions whenever it deems necessary.<\/p>\n<p>The new administration has already slapped the Iranian regime with two series of sanctions in the past three months and more can be expected.<\/p>\n<p>The reference made by Trump\u2019s national security adviser to \u201cmilitias and other illegal armed groups\u201d backed by Iran refers to the vast variety of Shiite militias in Iraq under the Baghdad-backed umbrella of the Popular Mobilization Units (PMU). These groups have their parallel in Yemen with the Houthis, who are focusing their efforts on ousting the Western-backed government.<\/p>\n<p>British researchers discovered evidence indicating without a doubt how Tehran is deeply involved in keeping a \u201cweapons pipeline\u201d up and running for Houthis.<\/p>\n<p>At the same time, Tehran continues to harass the Saudis from their southern border and threaten international shipping lines passing through the strategic Bab el Mandab waterway connecting the Red Sea to the Gulf of Aden.<\/p>\n<p>This goes in line with a conglomerate of Shiite foot-soldiers Iran has rallied from Afghanistan, Pakistan and other countries for the bloodbath raging on in Syria after six long years.<\/p>\n<p>Iran has abetted the barbaric tactics of the Bashar Assad regime in Syria, further demonstrating its ill intentions across the region. The PMU and Hezbollah have boosted Tehran\u2019s efforts and role in keeping Assad in power. They have all been accused of having played atrocious roles in unspeakable war crimes, with the Khan Shaykhoun chemical attack by Assad in Idlib Province of northern Syria acting as yet another stark reminder of this reality.<\/p>\n<p>Iran\u2019s destabilizing role in nations across the Arab and Islamic worlds has been on the rise significantly with news reports seen in recent months.<\/p>\n<p>The Iraqi Parliament legitimized the PMU last November through the adoption of a law aimed at maintaining this entity\u2019s command structure and hierarchy. Iraqi Sunnis, alongside all minorities in the country including Christians, Yazidi and others, are now left extremely concerned, knowing how this measure can actually legalize the brutal retaliation measures conducted by the Shiite militias.<\/p>\n<p>While Iran\u2019s \u201cmeddling\u201d has become obvious to the international community, officially Tehran has continued to deny its role of fueling these Middle East conflicts.<\/p>\n<p>In March, Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Bahram Ghasemi denied \u201cany intervention in the internal affairs of Arab countries.\u201d The irony lies in the fact that despite such remarks, Alireza Zakani, known to be a close confidante of Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, is also known to have boasted in remarks dating back to November 2014 of Iran controlling four Arab capitals following the Houthis\u2019 capture of the Yemeni capital. The list included Baghdad, Beirut and Damascus.<\/p>\n<p>Following eight years of the Obama administration\u2019s disastrous Iran engagement policy, it is high time to make it crystal clear to Iran that such a trend will no longer be tolerated and must come to an end.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The mullahs&rsquo; regime in Iran was behind the founding of Lebanese Hezbollah as an offspring to expand its influence in the Middle East and gain a foothold on the shores [&#8230;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10,"featured_media":48835,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[19],"tags":[175],"class_list":{"0":"post-22788","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-terrorism-a-fundamentalism","8":"tag-updated"},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.3 - 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