{"id":317669,"date":"2024-03-27T11:00:12","date_gmt":"2024-03-27T10:00:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/?p=317669"},"modified":"2024-04-08T11:54:57","modified_gmt":"2024-04-08T10:54:57","slug":"lessons-from-history-halting-the-iranian-regimes-war-machine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/terrorism-a-fundamentalism\/lessons-from-history-halting-the-iranian-regimes-war-machine\/","title":{"rendered":"Lessons from History: Halting the Iranian Regime’s War Machine"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Understanding the Iranian regime’s policies and tactics, known for its deception and duplicity, requires examining the statements of its officials through the lens of historical context and past actions.<\/p>\n

In his Nowruz message<\/a> on March 20, Ali Khamenei, the regime\u2019s Supreme Leader, emphasized the importance of the “Palestine and Gaza issue,” declaring, “Today, the top priority is the issue of Palestine and Gaza. Resistance in West Asia is now a fundamental issue.”<\/p>\n

For conventional politics, it might appear difficult how an issue seemingly confined to the Arab world could take precedence for Iran, a nation grappling with profound economic, social, and political challenges of its own. This is especially notable for a regime experiencing diminishing stability over the last seven years due to successive uprisings and the relentless efforts of an organized resistance<\/a> movement, operating tirelessly both within the country<\/a> and beyond its borders, aimed at toppling the regime.<\/p>\n

To interpret Khamenei’s remarks, one must evaluate them in the context of Iran’s recent history and its regime’s performance. Khamenei, in dealing with the explosive conditions within Iran, adopted the same approach that his predecessor had used to instigate and engage in the devastating eight-year war with Iraq.<\/p>\n

In the early 1980s, shortly after the Iranian people toppled the monarchy through a revolution, the former Supreme Leader Ruhollah Khomeini, instead of utilizing all resources to build the country’s institutions and fulfill his promises, began instigating Iraq and urging Iraqis to revolt<\/a> against their rulers.<\/p>\n

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#Iranian<\/a> Regime\u2019s Fourfold Objectives in the #GazaCrisis<\/a>https:\/\/t.co\/UXfRouGv2b<\/a><\/p>\n

— NCRI-FAC (@iran_policy) November 9, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n