Foreign Affairs: Ayatollah Khamenei will make Iran the top power in the Middle East.
Ray Takeyh, the senior researcher of the American “Council on Foreign Relations” think tank, and Reuel Marc Gerecht, a former CIA agent, published a joint article in “Foreign Affairs” magazine, referring to the warming of Iran’s relations with Russia. and China wrote that simultaneously with the decline of Washington’s power and influence, Moscow and Beijing have decided to challenge the international liberal order and while welcoming Iranian officials, provide extensive military and economic aid to Tehran.
This article states: China has provided Iran with trade that is resistant to American sanctions and advanced technology, and Russia has also helped modernize Iran’s military forces. As a result, Tehran is no longer afraid of economic collapse and diplomatically, it has formed a triangle with Beijing and Moscow that has ended the isolation of the Islamic Republic.
It is added in this article that along with the support of Russia and China, the Iranian government feels more powerful and secure.
In the continuation of this article, claiming that during the first decade of the 21st century, Iran is still isolated, it is stated: With the beginning of the second decade of this century, international events turned in its favor. Confronting the American occupiers in Iraq led to the analysis of this country’s power in the Middle East, and the growth of the anti-war spirit in America ended with the victory of Barack Obama in the presidential elections. In order to start a new era of relations between Washington and the Islamic world, he believed that he could end the long-standing problems with Iran by personal intervention.
This article adds: JCPOA was not only a green light for indigenous enrichment in Iran, but also opened the way for Iran’s industrial enrichment after 15 years of the implementation of this agreement. At a time when Iran’s economy was struggling with problems, the nuclear agreement was a salve on one hand and gave legitimacy to the government’s nuclear ambitions on the other hand.
In recent years, China has strengthened its foothold in the Middle East, and in 2021, Tehran and Beijing signed a 25-year agreement for cooperation in all economic fields. As a result, China will invest in Iran’s infrastructure and communications and has promised to help develop the energy sector and civilian nuclear industries.
Now Iran’s GDP, which was halved between 2017 and 2020, is growing, and the Islamic Republic is a member of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization and has also been invited to BRICS. American leaders one after another hoped that the financial and diplomatic pressure on Iran would force its government to give up its nuclear assets; But China’s actions have made such a scenario impossible to implement and have taken the poison of American sanctions.
This report further points out that Russia has also played its part in helping Iran and adds: In the first ten months of 2022, the country’s exports to Iran increased by 27% and the two countries signed a 40 billion dollar investment memorandum. Russia signed Iran’s gas projects.
The spirit of the Islamic Republic is victorious compared to a year ago. The Islamic Republic has recovered from internal sanctions and protests, and with the help of its allied powers, it has stabilized the economy and started to strengthen its military force.
In the final part of this article, it is written: The survival of the Islamic Revolution against its main enemy will be guaranteed by the leader of Iran, and he will turn the Middle East into a region where Iran will be the superior power after 44 years of effort.
