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| US Secretary of Defense James Mattis |
On July 7th, John
Bolton, former US ambassador to the UN said the solution for the Middle East is
regime change in Iran. US President Donald Trump and US Ambassador to the UN,
Nikki Haley, have made very similar statements.
After only 6
months into its term, the new US administration’s positions and actions in
regards to Iran is causing the regime to express its concerns through its
media.
According to a recent article by Mahmoud Hakamian, there are
two reasons Mattis’ remarks had such a powerful effect, “One, the very nature
of such words emphasizing on regime change, and two, such a senior US official
making these remarks.” He adds, “When the US Secretary of Defense, being a
member of the President’s national security team that decides on policies,
emphasizes on regime change in Iran, it is obvious how important the matter is.
Why didn’t Iran simply react through a few words from its Ministry of Foreign
Affairs?”
In the words of
the IRGC commander Mohammad Ali Jafari, this regime is actually a regional
power, who boasts about the victory in Mosul as being possible only because of
Iran’s efforts. Then, why have Mattis’ remarks been met with such vehemence?
The answer is,
that remarks containing “regime change” is another version of saying
“overthrow”, hitting Tehran in a sensitive spot: its instability.
The US Senate
overwhelmingly approved major sanctions against Iran with a 98-2 vote.
Meanwhile, White House Deputy Press Secretary Sarah Sanders stressed that the
administration will continue its policy of increasing sanctions and pressure on
Tehran.
Maryam Rajavi,leader of the Iranian opposition, was the keynote speaker for their annual
rally on July 1st in Paris. Mrs. Rajavi emphasized on three major subjects:
1. The
need to overthrow the Iranian regime
2. This
necessity being in reach
3. Iranian
regime has an alternative that could materialize this necessity
Tehran knows
where the main threat comes from…
In an interesting
side-note, on Tuesday, when Iran’s state TV was covering Mattis’ remarks, they
unexpectedly aired the words of US Congressman Dana Rohrabacher, who emphasized
the necessity of supporting the Iranian opposition.
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