Iran’s strategy in the region; From tactical restraint to strategic influence

According to the report of Fars News Agency International Group, Al-Mayadin Network website in an article written by Dr. Shaher Al-Shaher, Professor of International Relations at Sun Yat-sen University of China, discussed the current conditions of the region and the strategy and behavior of the Islamic Republic of Iran. .

In the beginning of this article it is stated in the statement of the nature and root of the crisis in West Asia: “The Middle East has always been the least stable and most concerned region in the world. Conflicts in the region are not only caused by internal and regional considerations, so that the volume of foreign interference in the affairs of this region can be considered the most influential factor. What is certain is that since the Zionist regime emerged as an incongruous entity in the region, the world has not witnessed any stability. The stability of this region is due to the nature of the conflicts, which is a religious conflict, while the root of the crisis is related to the legal conflict between the owner of the right and the usurper. The main point of the article reminded that the western countries have managed to distance any discussion and issue about Iran and its role in the region from rationality and objectivity and to mislead the audience, and this is what this university professor thinks for all specialists. Even if they are not experts in Iran, it is clear.

Iran in the heart of the storm

In another part of this article, it is stated:

The United States and Western countries, before the Islamic Revolution, considered Iran as a “rogue state” or outside They did not know the international laws, but after the Islamic revolution, new orientations were formed in Iran’s foreign policy, the most important of which is the Palestine issue. It is a decisive and principled position whose effectiveness and honesty have been proven over the years. The emergence of the Islamic revolution in Iran restored the balance to the Arab-Zionist conflict equation, which Egypt’s withdrawal at that time caused its imbalance. Increasing Iran’s role in the region and its effectiveness is not a goal for Iran, but a reflection of Iran’s support for resistance movements on the scene. “Iran’s influence in the region” undoubtedly shows where Iran stands and which axis it supports. Iran has become a powerful and influential regional country that angers its enemies and forces them to act against it. Therefore, attacking Iran is not a new thing, less than One year after the Islamic revolution, they tried to drain the power of the Arabs and Iran by creating a war of attrition at the same time, but supporting the axis of resistance increased the effectiveness of Iran and made this country capable of confronting the Zionist enemy and its supporters.

Iran’s positions have caused the United States and Israel to constantly seek to portray Iran as the “devil” in a large media and propaganda campaign, and in this way reactionary governments and mercenary and opposition groups that They are rejected by Iranian society, they help them.

Aqsa storm and increasing pressure on Iran

This professor of international relations at Sun Yat-sen University of China then addressed the issue of these days in Gaza and wrote that Iran’s intellectual support and support for the idea of ​​resistance and the Palestinian issue is less than the support Its logistics are not part of the axis of the resistance, and Iran’s position in supporting the Hamas movement and supporting the rights of the Palestinian people made the world powers talk about the necessity of putting pressure on Iran or the inevitability of dealing with it in order to reach an agreement in the region.

Dr. “Shahr al-Shahr” further wrote: “Tehran’s support of the Hamas movement ended a kind of sterile and ridiculous dispute over the idea of ​​”Sunni-Shia conflict” and accusations against Tehran of supporting Shia resistance movements and It forced many to compare the positions of “Shia” Iran with “Sunni” Turkey regarding the Palestinian issue and the progress and development of Iran’s role in this field.

The truth that many do not want to understand. It is that today Iran has won many cases in which it entered, starting from Iraq to Lebanon and Syria and then to Yemen. This fact has increased the strength of Iran’s position and increased its negotiation cards. As a result, the idea of ​​”the necessity of negotiating with Iran and refraining from dictation policy in dealing with it” has been established in the region and the world.” and wrote: “The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia was the first to realize this fact and deal with it practically and realistically.” Reconciliation between Iran and Saudi Arabia took place with the support of China. This reconciliation heralds the establishment of a new reality in the region that is based on cooperation and benefit rather than competition and conflict. It destroyed confronting Iran and preventing it from possessing nuclear weapons, and then the Al-Aqsa storm operation began to expose the [insignificance] of the strength of the Zionist army and to destroy the ambitions of Arab countries that seek normalization with Israel under the pretext of confronting Iran. ».

Attack on Iran

Dr. Shaher al-Shaher in the department Another article addressed the recent terrorist attacks in Iran and wrote that Iran has recently seen regular attacks aimed at dissuading the country from its regional role and forcing it to “modify its behavior” or “withdraw internally”.

He added: “These goals also include inside Iran, because the United States sought to incite unrest and support and strengthen it in the media, and it also includes security goals that the role of the Zionist regime and its agents in It brings inside Iran.

After the Al-Aqsa operation and the expansion of the war to Yemen and Lebanon, the pressure on Iran to calm down its allies in the region increased. What is asked of Iran is to let Gaza be slaughtered on its own and to stop supporting it and its supporting parties”.

It has been subjected to three major attacks; On that date, at least 11 policemen were killed in an attack on a police station in Sistan and Baluchistan province in southeastern Iran. Jaish al-Adl based in Pakistan took responsibility for this attack.

On the fourth of this month and on the occasion of commemorating the fourth anniversary of the assassination of General Qassem Soleimani, two terrorist explosions killed more than There were 100 people, the ISIS terrorist group took responsibility for this attack. A week before that, General Razi Mousavi was assassinated in Syria, and a day before that, Saleh al-Arouri, the deputy head of the political office of Hamas, who is known to be close to Iran and is known as the connecting point of the resistance axis in Lebanon, was assassinated. “.

Iran’s answer

He also mentioned Pakistan’s attack on Iran’s territory in response to Iran’s attack and wrote: “Iran’s action was something that should have happened, due to the amount of pressure that was put on Tehran in the recent period, Iran has defended itself in the face of numerous requests to assert its existence.” And he saw the lack of appeasement with threats to his national security”.

Dr. Shaher al-Shaher wrote in the final part that Iran’s response to these attacks was necessary to send the necessary message to Tehran’s enemies, especially America and Israel.

He added: “In connection with the United States, Iran seeks to highlight the efficiency and ability of the Revolutionary Guards in attacking military bases and facilities located near Erbil International Airport, in several Miley is the main base of the US-led coalition, and the choice of Idlib shows that Iran wants its opponents to know how far its ballistic missiles can reach different parts of Israel, such as Tel Aviv and Haifa.

But The attack on Erbil also sends the message that to what extent Iran knows about the activities of the Mossad and its mercenaries abroad and that it can inflict painful blows on the body of this espionage spy if necessary.

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