How "aggressive" is the current Iranian government

Twilight · Expert Joined: Mar 02, 2007 Posts: 2971 Location: UK

Look at it from a purely pragmatic perspective.

A country with which Iran shares a long porous border has become a failed state riven by civil war and ethnic cleansing, millions of refugees displaced both internally and externally, numerous warring factions led by warlords and organised criminals, weeks in which thousands die and terrorists who use truck bombs and chemical tankers.

They cannot afford not to get involved.

They do not want that crap crossing the border.

In their place, you wouldn't want that either.

If you have to ask why, well, there it is. They have the instinct of self-preservation the same as everyone else, and must be expected to do whatever they can overtly and covertly to stack the odds in their own favour.

I don't think "aggressive" is the word either. "Defensive", more like. They have their backs to the wall and have to be sneaky because war will not achieve their goals.

America seems to disagree with their methods. Apparently they may hinder its interests. Too bad, it's not really an argument America can win, and it's not going away. Looks like they will just have to find a balance.
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Mahmoud

btu2012

Added a few more details so we can imagine even better.

julianj

LOL btu - a fine characterisation.

Given the situation, I think the Iranian regime have been extremely prudent and cautious, in the face of enormous provocation by the US and its lackeys.