Iran US relations: Tehran demands the release of frozen assets upfront and adds Yemen conditions following the collapse of a prior agreement, hardening its stance against Washington in the ongoing Middle East conflict.
IRGC is the current leadership of Iran. They did not hold complete power before the war. Previously the president and ayatollah held power as well
Their actuons have largely been rational from a geopolitical perspective, butbtheir end goals differ from what previous Iranian governments would have looked for
The mass purge of thousands of civilians being an example
That’s true, but any remotely competent Iranian government democratic or not would do basically what the current regime is doing in response to the initial Israeli-American attack.
IRGC is the current leadership of Iran. They did not hold complete power before the war. Previously the president and ayatollah held power as well
Their actuons have largely been rational from a geopolitical perspective, butbtheir end goals differ from what previous Iranian governments would have looked for
The mass purge of thousands of civilians being an example
That’s true, but any remotely competent Iranian government democratic or not would do basically what the current regime is doing in response to the initial Israeli-American attack.