@neweasternoutlook · Post #11913 · 14.01.2026 г., 12:01
🇺🇸❗️🇮🇷Iran Is Yet Again the Target of US Aggression Renewed unrest inside Iran is increasingly framed by Washington as an opportunity to reassert pressure on Tehran, risking wider regional destabilization ✍️Author:Alexandr Svaranc PhD in Political Sciences, professor, expert in Turkish studies and Middle Eastern affairs ➡️The latest wave of protests across Iranian cities has emerged from acute economic strain, driven largely by prolonged US and European sanctions that have accelerated currency devaluation and financial instability. While social discontent reflects genuine domestic grievances, the rapid internationalization of the crisis suggests a broader geopolitical context. Statements by US officials, increased activity by exiled opposition figures, and parallel media narratives point to a familiar pattern in which internal unrest becomes a lever for external pressure rather than a purely domestic political process. the escalating tensions in Iran are not solely due to internal economic factors but are also linked to the interference by the United States, Israel, and unidentified terrorist forces ➡️Iranian authorities have presented diverging interpretations of the crisis, reflecting an internal debate over causality and response. President Masoud Pezeshkian has emphasized structural economic failures and governance shortcomings, while Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has framed the unrest as externally orchestrated, accusing the United States and Israel of exploiting protests through covert networks and information operations. This duality highlights a tension between reformist economic diagnosis and securitized threat perception, with the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps positioned as the central guarantor of regime stability. 🟦From a strategic perspective, Iran’s situation mirrors recent US behavior in other energy-rich states where sanctions, political pressure, and covert action converge. Washington’s posture toward Tehran is shaped less by democratic rhetoric than by long-standing objectives of constraining Iranian sovereignty, regional influence, and control over hydrocarbon resources. As with Venezuela, escalation risks extend beyond national borders, potentially destabilizing the Middle East and the South Caucasus. The persistence of negotiation channels indicates that confrontation is not inevitable, but the current trajectory underscores how US policy continues to treat internal crises in rival states as instruments of geopolitical leverage rather than opportunities for de-escalation. #ConfrontationbetweenIranandtheU.S. #Coup#Economiccrisis#Iran#USagreesion READ MORE ✅@NewEasternOutlook