Erfan Fard
Israel Hayom, Aug. 26, 2024
“One of the most glaring issues facing the regime is its inability to accurately assess different scenarios and their potential consequences.”
In recent years, the Islamic Republic of Iran has faced a series of escalating confrontations with Israel that have left the regime humiliated and increasingly vulnerable. Despite the fiery rhetoric and threats emanating from Tehran, the regime’s inability to respond effectively to Israel’s provocations has exposed deep fissures within its military-security apparatus and highlighted its broader strategic failures. As the corridors of power within Iran’s ruling system, the Velayat-e Faqih, scramble to determine a course of action, it is becoming increasingly clear that the regime is at a critical crossroads – one where any misstep could lead to its sudden and catastrophic collapse.
At the heart of the Islamic Republic’s ideology lies the destructive doctrine of Khomeinism, built on hollow slogans, intimidation, terrorism, and an obsessive focus on anti-Israel and anti-American rhetoric. Over the past 35 years under the tyranny of Khamenei, and the preceding 10 years under Khomeini, the regime’s core leadership has relentlessly worked to expand its network of transnational terrorism. They have pursued the creation of a Shiite empire at any cost, unleashing chaos across the Middle East. In every terrorist operation, countless Israeli and American soldiers, as well as Europeans, have lost their lives. Behind the scenes, despite the public displays of hostility, clandestine negotiations with the United States continue through specific lobbying channels.
This regime’s ultimate aim is to propagate Shiism and construct a nuclear-armed Shiite empire. To preserve its grip on power, it is willing to commit any atrocity. The path to regime change in Iran will be fraught with challenges, but it is essential for the stability of the region and the world. For Israel, confronting Islamic terrorism and the terror networks tied to the Islamic Republic is a matter of survival. However, if the world fails to support regime change in Iran, the cost will be high. The unchecked spread of radical Islam and Islamic terrorism across the globe is but one of the many dangers. The religious octopus that fuels this terror has its head in Tehran – a wild, 85-year-old cleric who holds the fate of the region in his grasp. … [To read the full article, click here.]
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