Perhaps throughout centuries past, there has been no conflict where adversaries coordinated their attacks with such precision in timing and method. What implications does such a strategy, employed by the attacking force or government, carry?
What does such an approach reveal about the attacking side? Does it signify political and strategic acumen or desperation and deadlock?
More than two weeks after Israel’s strike on the Iranian regime’s consulate in Syria, viewed as a significant blow to the regime’s warmongering machinery, the desperate regime attempted to boost the morale of its constituents with a flurry of activity.
This culminated in a missile assault on Israel, involving at least 331 missiles and drones. In doing so, the regime compounded its series of errors since October 7th. This attack underscored the escalating weaknesses within the regime’s military infrastructure.
Undoubtedly, the repercussions of this blunder, along with past warmongering and support of terrorism, will recoil upon the regime itself. The regime’s folly in launching drones and missiles serves as a harbinger of the return of warmongering repercussions to its doorstep.
From the onset of this conflict, it became evident that contrary to claims by the regime’s Supreme Leader, Ali Khamenei, and other officials of non-involvement, the impetus for war, aimed at quelling uprisings and revolutions in Iran, emanates from the ruling mullahs.
This attack yielded no military gains for the regime. Instead, it exacerbated its isolation and garnered international condemnation, ultimately holding the regime accountable for its warmongering and terrorist backing.
Social media and virtual platforms have become arenas for exposing the regime’s atrocities, echoing the collective desire to overthrow it. Even state-controlled media outlets have begun scrutinizing their leaders.
The repetition of Khamenei’s misguided policies marks a pivotal step toward the regime’s collapse and overthrow. At such junctures, dictators become ensnared in a cascade of folly, forfeiting the ability to envision the future or devise strategies.
The acceleration of this decline often coincides with the clamor of revolution, rendering it impossible for the regime to rectify its mistakes or regain the trust and support of the populace. Over the past decade, it has become apparent that the Iranian people are resolute in their quest for another revolution.
Two recent manifestations of Khamenei’s folly are the retention of the notorious Kazem Seddiqi, a thief and forger, as the Friday prayers leader of Tehran, which even met with resistance from the regime’s supporters.
We must not overlook the significance of Friday prayers as a pillar of the regime’s security, politics, society, religion, warmongering, repression, and demagoguery. Additionally, the dispatch of repressive and corrupt police units to suppress and intimidate women under the pretext of enforcing the regime’s draconian dress code rules underscores the regime’s profound political and social impasse, particularly following the 2022 uprising and the abysmal failure of the last March elections.
Now, more than ever, the international community, especially world powers, must not repeat past mistakes in dealing with this regime.
A retrospective examination, particularly since 2001, illustrates the dire consequences of appeasement policies pursued by world powers vis-Ã -vis this regime, impacting the daily lives of Middle Eastern populations.
A glaring example that emboldened the regime and its proxies in the Middle East to persist and expand their destructive endeavors was the feeble and even humiliating response of the international community and world powers to Bashar Assad’s Ghouta chemical attack, undoubtedly sanctioned by the regime in Tehran (Syria crisis: ‘chemical weapons use a big mistake, Hizbollah told Iran’). This event catalyzed a chain of catastrophes in the region.
The conclusion is clear: if the international community remains passive, we will witness further devastation and atrocities at the hands of the Iranian regime.
