West Dreams of Iran Downfall, foolhardy

The Western governments’ long-held dream of overthrowing the Islamic Republic is “foolhardy and reckless,” three analysts write for Press TV.

 “This is both foolhardy and reckless. The Islamic Republic is not about to disappear – and no truly legitimate Iranian government will compromise what the vast majority of Iranians see as their nation’s sovereign rights,” Mohammad Marandi, Flynt Leverett and Hillary Mann Leverett wrote in a column for the Press TV website.

They said the Western governments are even regulating their approach vis-à-vis Iran’s nuclear program based on their illusion that the “Islamic Republic will not last for more than ten years.” 

 “Beyond its falsity, this misapprehension of reality continues to warp the Western approach to nuclear diplomacy with Tehran,” wrote Marandi and the Leveretts, who also described the American elites’ desire for the overthrow of the Islamic Republic as a “fantasy” that has sharpened “Western enthusiasm and not-so-tacit support for regime change in Iran.”

The trio urged the US government to wake up to the reality that the Islamic Republic is a “legitimate order for the overwhelming majority” of people in Iran.

They said the US government must realize that respecting Iran’s independence is “key to diplomatic progress” and that “the Islamic Republic is deeply committed to protecting Iran’s independence.”

 “When the United States fully understands that, the nuclear issue will almost resolve itself,” wrote Marandi and the Leveretts.

Iran and six world powers – the US, France, Britain, Russia, China and Germany – have agreed on the extension of talks on Tehran’s nuclear energy program until November 24 with a view to reaching a permanent deal.

The two sides clinched a landmark interim deal in Geneva on November 24, 2013.

R.S