Dr. Abbas Khalaf: "The United States will not bomb Iran, they use it as a frightening factor in advancing the missile defense system"
Iran is in the queue of those countries where the “Arab spring” can occur, on the eve of the presidential elections in Iran there will be serious problems for the clergy and for the current leaders, said Dr. Abbas Khalaf, former Iraqi ambassador to the Russian Federation, current member of the Academy of Geopolitical Problems.The sanctions regime, which is conducted against Iran by the United States and the "Westerners", began to give results. The first is the growth of the poor. The second is the rise in unemployment. And it is no secret to anyone that the national currency of Iran has lost half of its cost. That is, Iran is experiencing very acute economic and social problems also due to the fact that Iran has entered the arms race. There are serious rearmament programs, with the result that Iran suffers. Moreover, Iran's oil exports decreased by half compared to what it was before the introduction of economic sanctions against it. Plus, Iran wants to play the role of a regional power. He has serious competitors - this is Turkey and Saudi Arabia.
To this we can add that Iran has its own nuclear program, which caused a great disagreement on the world stage. As a result, Iran began to seriously suffer from a complex of these problems. And I think Iran is in the queue of those countries where the "Arab Spring" occurred. I do not exclude that on the eve of the next elections in Iran there will be serious problems for the Iranian clergy and for the current leaders, including Ahmadinejad.
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- I said from the very beginning that the United States will never bomb Iran, because Iran and the United States always conduct backstage talks. Imagine what happens if Washington starts bombing Iran? The "motives" that the Americans put forward to create a missile defense system will disappear immediately. If they say that this missile defense is supposedly not against Russia, but in order to counter Iran’s ballistic missiles, what will happen if they destroy Iran? Who will this system be against? Therefore, Washington uses Iran as a frightening factor. Previously, they used Saddam Hussein to scare the Gulf countries - Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, United Arab Emirates - from the aggressive plans of Saddam Hussein. And now they are using the current rulers of Iran and their "aggressive" statements to sell weapon in order to counter Iran’s aggressive plans. I want to say that the US military complex has orders for 20 years ahead. Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, the Emirates, Qatar and others have bought and bought American and Western weapons worth hundreds of billions of dollars. Therefore, Iran and the statements of its leaders are playing into the hands of Washington, which is trying to strengthen its position in the strategically important, rich region of the Persian Gulf and in the region of the Middle East as a whole.
- The statement by Ahmadinejad that Iran can destroy Israel at any time - is this a real threat or election rhetoric?
- This is propaganda, meaningless rhetoric. It is used for local purposes - the election campaign. I want to say that Israelis and Americans do not take such statements seriously. And he already declares this not the first time. On the other hand, it pursues political goals in the Arab and Islamic world in order to raise Iran’s rating. Because now Iran in the Arab Islamic world is isolated due to aggressive Shiite plans. Because the majority of the world of Islam is Sunni Islam. And now Iran is in isolation in the Sunni world. Such a statement allegedly for the liberation of Jerusalem, for the destruction of Israel is done in order to raise the rating of Iran in the Islamic and Arab world. In the Arab world they say that Iran is an unloved brother for Muslims and for Arabs, despite the fact that he tries to impersonate a fighter for freedom, for the unity of the Arab and Islamic world, but he does not work. The recent statement by Iranian leaders that Bahrain is part of Iran has caused tremendous indignation. Moreover, Iran used Hezbollah units in Lebanon, as well as arming and financing Hamas.
Iran has another competitor in the face of Turkey, which also wants to return its place. After the European Union refused to accept Turkey into its membership, the Turkish leadership, in order to take revenge, went to strengthen relations with the Arab and Islamic world. And she has achieved great economic success in this matter. Now the entire Arab world and the Islamic world support Turkey. There are many Islamic and Arab investment projects in Turkey. ”
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