Alireza Jafarzadeh
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At least $50 billion was spent, and they considered Assad in Syria as a strategic debt. But when the time came and the whole thing collapsed in 11 days, thanks to the very weakening position of the regime in the region, then they said, well, it wasn't us. It was another country and too bad. And they say the same thing about Hezbollah and all of the others.
At least $50 billion was spent, and they considered Assad in Syria as a strategic debt. But when the time came and the whole thing collapsed in 11 days, thanks to the very weakening position of the regime in the region, then they said, well, it wasn't us. It was another country and too bad. And they say the same thing about Hezbollah and all of the others.
They said they're acting on their own, which in fact they aren't.
They said they're acting on their own, which in fact they aren't.
They said they're acting on their own, which in fact they aren't.
There is a whole new reality in the region, but also inside Iran. And I think these two elements are intertwined because the regime started getting weaker and weaker inside Iran since 2018. where those uprisings started. There have been nine rounds of major uprisings in Iran, in all 31 provinces, shaking the very foundation of the regime.
There is a whole new reality in the region, but also inside Iran. And I think these two elements are intertwined because the regime started getting weaker and weaker inside Iran since 2018. where those uprisings started. There have been nine rounds of major uprisings in Iran, in all 31 provinces, shaking the very foundation of the regime.
There is a whole new reality in the region, but also inside Iran. And I think these two elements are intertwined because the regime started getting weaker and weaker inside Iran since 2018. where those uprisings started. There have been nine rounds of major uprisings in Iran, in all 31 provinces, shaking the very foundation of the regime.
People calling for change, calling for an end to the rule of clerics. There were what they called resistance units formed inside Iran, run by the main Iranian opposition, the MEK. They were targeting the revolutionary guards and centers of power. power, and then in parallel in the region, the regimes, that image of invincibility that Tehran had built over the years, that has been badly shattered.
People calling for change, calling for an end to the rule of clerics. There were what they called resistance units formed inside Iran, run by the main Iranian opposition, the MEK. They were targeting the revolutionary guards and centers of power. power, and then in parallel in the region, the regimes, that image of invincibility that Tehran had built over the years, that has been badly shattered.
People calling for change, calling for an end to the rule of clerics. There were what they called resistance units formed inside Iran, run by the main Iranian opposition, the MEK. They were targeting the revolutionary guards and centers of power. power, and then in parallel in the region, the regimes, that image of invincibility that Tehran had built over the years, that has been badly shattered.
Who would think that a regime in Damascus, that Tehran tried for about three, four years, tried to keep Assad in power. with a huge amount of money and resources, but also bringing Russia to help them, that whole thing would fall in 11 days. And the same situation with Hezbollah in Lebanon, and look at the situation in Iraq and now at the Houthis.
Who would think that a regime in Damascus, that Tehran tried for about three, four years, tried to keep Assad in power. with a huge amount of money and resources, but also bringing Russia to help them, that whole thing would fall in 11 days. And the same situation with Hezbollah in Lebanon, and look at the situation in Iraq and now at the Houthis.
Who would think that a regime in Damascus, that Tehran tried for about three, four years, tried to keep Assad in power. with a huge amount of money and resources, but also bringing Russia to help them, that whole thing would fall in 11 days. And the same situation with Hezbollah in Lebanon, and look at the situation in Iraq and now at the Houthis.
This regime is far weaker than they have ever been. And this is not a small thing. This is not a sideshow. All of these proxies of the regime represented what Khamenei described as the strategic depth. That's what they mean, meaning that if we don't fight in Lebanon, in Iraq, and Syria and other places, we would have to fight in Tehran to keep the regime in power.
This regime is far weaker than they have ever been. And this is not a small thing. This is not a sideshow. All of these proxies of the regime represented what Khamenei described as the strategic depth. That's what they mean, meaning that if we don't fight in Lebanon, in Iraq, and Syria and other places, we would have to fight in Tehran to keep the regime in power.
This regime is far weaker than they have ever been. And this is not a small thing. This is not a sideshow. All of these proxies of the regime represented what Khamenei described as the strategic depth. That's what they mean, meaning that if we don't fight in Lebanon, in Iraq, and Syria and other places, we would have to fight in Tehran to keep the regime in power.
Those are actually almost exact words that commonly used, and now all of that is happening. So this regime is far weaker than they have ever been. And therefore, I think there's a huge opportunity to end all of these threats, and of course, Nothing will be resolved unless the mullahs are overthrown, and of course, by the people of Iran and the organized resistance.
Those are actually almost exact words that commonly used, and now all of that is happening. So this regime is far weaker than they have ever been. And therefore, I think there's a huge opportunity to end all of these threats, and of course, Nothing will be resolved unless the mullahs are overthrown, and of course, by the people of Iran and the organized resistance.
Those are actually almost exact words that commonly used, and now all of that is happening. So this regime is far weaker than they have ever been. And therefore, I think there's a huge opportunity to end all of these threats, and of course, Nothing will be resolved unless the mullahs are overthrown, and of course, by the people of Iran and the organized resistance.