The World Should Support the Iranian People's Revolutions
When the revolution against Iran’s Shah erupted in 1979, all opposition forces allied to overthrow his regime. After the revolutionaries’ victory, Khomeini’s first move was to eliminate the very factions that had supported him, establishing a sectarian, discriminatory system. At that time, the majority of the Iranian people were secular and liberal. Iran subsequently witnessed numerous assassinations, bombings, and targeted killings, all aimed at consolidating power exclusively in the hands of a backward clerical class. This elite bequeathed to its people further famine, poverty, deteriorating relations with countries around the world, and terrorism.
This reality has been overlooked by political elites worldwide, because opportunistic interest-driven politics dictate the behavior of many countries’ leaders and governments. The regime has exploited this by expanding its regional proxies to serve its sectarian project, hiding behind the declared slogan of “supporting the oppressed around the world,” which starkly contradicts its true nature.
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What the world has experienced from 1979 to the present is a natural consequence of the short-sighted strategic vision regarding the global future, particularly amid the Cold War, which entrenched numerous contradictions that inflicted calamities on peoples and nations.
Today, we witness the consequences of this on regional and global security. A pariah regime, even rejected by the majority of its own people, carries out terrorist attacks on its neighbors, threatens energy security, and exacerbates losses for all economies. Moreover, it engages in what amounts to genocide by halting the export of fertilizers that are vital to global food sources.
As we have stated previously, the actions of this regime are not limited to threatening the security of the Gulf region; they endanger international peace and security, and deepen the poverty and famine affecting approximately 90 million Iranians seeking a way out. It appears that the world is repeating the same mistake it made in 1991, when the majority of Iraqis rose up against Saddam Hussein. At that time, the “International Coalition” turned a blind eye to the genocide committed by Saddam’s army to crush the uprising, thereby prolonging the Iraqi people’s suffering until 2003.
Therefore, when the international community fails to support popular uprisings in Iran—nine of which have occurred since 1979, all of which could have toppled the regime—the international community’s tolerance of the regime’s suppression has prolonged its lifespan.
The situation has now escalated, particularly due to the regime’s economic and political terrorism, and its blackmail of neighboring countries and the world at large. If not decisively addressed, it will plunge the world into decades of instability.
As we have noted before, this will trigger a major economic crisis, potentially causing a global collapse far more severe than the inflation witnessed in the 1920s, and could lead to a world war.
Thus, the only solution for global stability is to encourage the Iranian opposition, across all its factions, to overthrow the current regime. Otherwise, the situation will continue to deteriorate, which will never serve global peace. The question, therefore, is: Is the international community prepared for this process, or will it prolong suffering further, because, in the view of some major powers, the time for decisive action has not yet come?
