Iran
Why Regime Change in Iran Guarantees a More Radical Future
Regime change via foreign intervention backfires. The regime becomes a martyr. The vassal state culls moderates. The eventual revolution produces an enemy worse than the original.
Iran
Regime change via foreign intervention backfires. The regime becomes a martyr. The vassal state culls moderates. The eventual revolution produces an enemy worse than the original.
The “rogue state” label is a sham. Iran is punished for nuclear opacity and lawlessness — Israel does the same with impunity. The rules apply to adversaries, not allies.
The 1953 CIA coup destroyed Iran’s democracy. The Shah eliminated moderates. Only Islamists survived to lead 1979. The US invented its own enemy.