Iran has dispatched tens of thousands of men to Syria since 2011. It is just another effort by Iran to get involved in the internal affairs of other countries. Tehran has been involved in and even caused wars in Syria, Iraq, Yemen and Lebanon. The international community has failed to hold Iran accountable, so it has not stopped. Iran has been a big factor in genocide campaigns in Iraq and Syria. It has used the support of Shiites to target Sunnis. The current example of Aleppo speaks for itself.
The West’s appeasement of Iran has propelled it further and further into its horrific acts.
Mehdi Taeb, former chief of Revolutionary Guards intelligence, said: “Syria is the 35th province [of Iran] and a strategic one for us. If the enemy attacks us and wants to appropriate either Syria or Khuzestan [in southern Iran], our priority is to keep Syria.”
This shows us why Syria is important to Iran and explains why it continues to meddle abroad. Iran has send a huge amount of special ops troops on top of tens of thousands of its militias from Pakistan, Afghanistan, Iraq and the Lebanese Hezbollah to Syria.
U.S. Congress has recently raised issues about Iran’s destabilising role across the Middle East and has said that it is tantamount to its nuclear ambitions.
Republican and Democratic senators released a joint statement on 6th December. Republican Bob Corker, chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, in reference to the Lebanese Hezbollah, Shia militias in Iraq, and Houthi insurgents operating from Yemen, said: “Iranian proxies remain a direct threat to the United States and our allies today.”
Senator Ben Cardin added: “American citizens, uniformed and civilian, have been victims of Iranian terror. Iran-sponsored [entities], directed, trained and equipped are a threat to U.S. forces and American citizens today.”
British Prime Minister Theresa May recently told Iran that its meddling in the Middle East will no longer be tolerated.
If the Gulf States develop a tougher stance with Iran it will be easier to put an end to its negative influence. Iran takes advantage of weak policies and maintains its terrible track record with provocations. The nations in the Middle East are paying a high price.
The National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI), led by Muslim woman Mrs. Maryam Rajavi, has come up with a 10-point plan to deal with Iran. Over a decade ago Rajavi warned the world that Iran’s negative involvement in the affairs of other countries is more dangerous than its mission to obtain a nuclear weapon. The West ignored this warning and continued to appease the most violent and dangerous regime in the Middle East.
With the new administration in Washington, now is the time to change foreign policies for the better. It is a new chance to finally get it right and to stop Iran from continuing its murderous rampage across the Middle East.