AhlulBayt News Agency: The Hill has warned that underestimating Iran’s resilience could lead to strategic failure, urging U.S. policymakers to prioritize diplomacy over confrontation.
Amid rising regional tensions, calls for military action against Iran have resurfaced. However, historical precedent suggests such an approach could be counterproductive. Iran’s response to crises has consistently demonstrated national unity, challenging the notion that internal dissatisfaction could trigger regime collapse.
In a recent op-ed titled Trump Should Not Repeat Saddam’s Mistake: Don’t Attack Iran, The Hill emphasized that Iran is not on the brink of collapse, as some hardliners suggest. Instead, it remains a resilient nation capable of uniting against foreign threats. The piece urged U.S. leaders to approach Iran realistically and commit to diplomatic engagement rather than aggression.
The article draws parallels between current tensions and the 1980 Iraq-Iran War, in which Saddam Hussein misjudged Iran as weak and divided. However, Iranians of diverse ethnic and political backgrounds unified to defend their country, turning a conflict Saddam anticipated to be brief into an eight-year war with heavy casualties.
Additionally, The Hill critiques Western and Iranian opposition assumptions that economic sanctions have pushed Iran to the edge, creating opportunities for external intervention. Historical and recent events, such as the Bandar Abbas explosion, suggest that Iranians prioritize national unity in moments of crisis, undermining arguments that internal unrest would translate into support for regime change.
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