Will Iran witness a civil war?
“ No nation has friends only interests.” USA and Iran like any other nation has no friends but only interests. To simplify the US’s interest is to create a vacuum of power in the middle east by toppling the Iranian government for various reasons extending from usurping its natural resources to create a demand of arms in the region which USA will cater to. The role of arms sales in the USA’s foreign policy is arcane. Iran’s interest, on the other hand, is to establish a Shia hegemony in the heart of the middle east. Quds force or ‘Jerusalem’ force (English translation of the Farsi word Quds) is a part of Iran’s revolutionary guard sharing the same goal. General Soleimani of the Quds force, who was a De-Facto Foreign minister reporting directly to Ali Khamenei (the Supreme Leader of Iran) has been assassinated on 3 rd January at Baghdad Airport. This demands a foresighted view of US-Iran relations. They have had a tumultuous relationship since the time...