Countering Iran’s Threat, Strategies for Regional Stability
Written by Mahmoud Hakamian
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On Sunday morning, April 14, the Iranian regime launched an unprecedented attack against Israel, escalating tensions in the Middle East. Despite military experts’ assessments that the attack failed, it underscores Iran’s role as a focal point of regional conflict.
The October 7th attack sent shockwaves globally. Despite ample evidence implicating the Iranian regime, Western governments dismissed Tehran’s involvement, adhering to a flawed appeasement policy toward the primary state sponsor of terrorism. They disregarded explicit statements from Revolutionary Guards (IRGC) commanders boasting about their direct role in the attack.
For decades, the Iranian Resistance has urged the international community to adopt a resolute stance against the Iranian regime’s aggression and terrorism. Despite persistent calls, the failed appeasement policy of the West allowed Tehran to escalate its belligerent activities, including financing, arming, training, and supporting various terrorist proxy groups throughout the Middle East.
Despite mounting calls to hold Tehran accountable for its acts of terrorism and aggression, some self-proclaimed experts argue against decisive action, fearing it may escalate tensions. They advocate for dialogue with the regime as an alternative approach.
Advocates of appeasement toward Tehran often try to portray it as a strong regime, but evidence suggests otherwise. Recent uprisings have unsettled the regime, revealing a populace eager for freedom. Defiant youth persistently challenge the regime’s oppressive institutions, while diverse protests erupt daily across Iran, condemning corruption and warmongering that exacerbate economic hardships.
Moreover, experts viewed the regime’s preannouncement of Sunday’s attack and its subsequent military failure as yet another humiliating setback for Tehran, which often touts itself as a “regional superpower.”
In a significant development on Tuesday, a bipartisan conference convened in the U.S. Congress, introducing House Resolution 1148. This resolution, supported by 145 members of the U.S. House of Representatives, condemns the regime’s terrorism while proposing practical strategies to counter Tehran’s aggression without deploying ground forces.
The resolution “calls for holding the Iranian regime accountable for its actions through the continued imposition of sanctions and to support the Iranian Resistance’s Ten-Point Plan for the Future of Iran.”
Significantly, for four decades, the Iranian Resistance has eschewed both war and appeasement with the regime, advocating instead for a third solution: supporting the Iranian people and their organized Resistance in their pursuit of overthrowing the ruling theocracy.
This was also highlighted in the H.Res. 1148, urging “the free world, given that the people of Iran have been deprived of all their fundamental rights and political paths for change within the framework of international law and the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, to recognize the rights of the Iranian people, the protesters, and the Resistance Units to confront the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) and repressive forces to bring about change.”
Certainly, adopting a firm stance against the ruling theocracy’s increasing threat necessitates several measures:
– Blacklisting the IRGC as a terrorist entity.
– Reinforcing and imposing sanctions on the regime.
– Activating the sanctions snap-back mechanism.
– Recognizing the Iranian people’s right to self-defense and self-determination.
These actions are expected to contribute to the regime’s downfall and ensure lasting peace and security in the region.
This article was first published by NCR-Iran
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