these demonstrators address the salient point if the regime prefers to spend resources on its lebanese syria and iraq and yemeni allies rather than on its own citizens then it loses legitimacy. the islamic republic has never been as powerful outside its own borders as it is today. with the demise of the i ask caliphate the regime is facing a further loss in popular support for its military actions and growing calls for a radical change in priorities. in the eyes of many iranians they also are to should no longer use history as a means of propaganda and instead. focus on ensuring economic and social justice for all and guarantee freedom of speech. such reforms appear key to the regime survival without change it is likely that further protests will follow and
reelection in june of the ultra conservative mahmoud ahmadinejad s as president of the republic the people demanded the vote be overturned. the islamic republic was feeling the pressure was. but the supreme leader refused to give in to the demonstrators he up held up medina jantz appointment and put down the protests with extraordinary brutality. come on a probably saved the regime that year but the price he knew he would need to give some leeway if his hold on power were to be preserved. i think this
damascus regime is a question of self interest it must not for as of late two thousand and eleven the islamic republic decided to send military advisors to hezbollah in syria to support bashar al assad s efforts to crush the rebellion. to run had its own outlook on the syrian conflict in its size the civil uprising among part of the population against bashar al assad never took place tehran saw it as a conspiracy engineer by the west and israel. turned on was why i support bashar al assad because he was and is the legitimate president of syria so we are proudly state out loud that military advisors of the islamic republic of iran have helped the syrian military the syrian government and the syrian people in
a usurping and illegitimate regime in the region. as such it constitutes our biggest regional threat. globally speaking that thread is the united states but the anti israel and anti american stance is a closely linked to run no longer has any official relations with the two countries since the hostage crisis of nine hundred seventy nine the american embassy has become a museum. inside everything has been preserved as it was. a last reminder of the heroic time surrounding the foundation of the islamic republic. this anti americanism did not prevent iran from being pragmatic and negotiating
tehran outside its own borders a sign of expansionism or even imperialism or a statement of nationalism designed to protect the country and guarantee the longevity of its regime. understanding the story of the rebirth of the islamic republic means delving into the chaos of middle eastern wars unraveling the threads of history and distinguishing recurrent elements from the interruptions. it s an intriguing story of a long isolated country that is today of central importance and feared a country convinced through dialogue to stop developing nuclear weapons while still sending its revolutionary guard to fight around the region.