Opinion: Couple US sanctions with Middle East expulsion of #Iran
Riyadh Daily, 16 August 2017 - The
Iranian regime is attempting to secure a corridor through Iraq, Syria,
and Lebanon, providing a supply route for its numerous terrorist proxies
in the region.Iran’s clandestine nuclear and ballistic missile drive,
support for terrorism and domestic crackdown are all aimed at
maintaining the Tehran’s fascist mullahs in power and pursue their
regional policies.
This notorious
objective, in direct conflict with those of the regional and global
coalitions to fight terrorism and extremism, can be stopped. Eviction of
Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC)
and all its proxy forces from the Middle East must complete the new US
Congress sanctions. With President Donald Trump signaling his approval,
this first and foremost step should be taken with hesitation following
the sanctions.
The US House of
Representatives voted overwhelmingly to rally major new sanctions on
Iran, parallel to measures on North Korea and Russia. To impose
additional sanctions on Iran’s defense sector, the House voted 419-3.
Coming after three weeks of negotiations, this bill “tightens the screws
on our most dangerous adversaries,” explained House Speaker Paul Ryan.
Maryam Rajavi , the President-elect of the National Council of Resistance of Iran ( NCRI ),
welcomed the adoption of a bill by both chambers of the US Congress
which imposes new sanctions on the Iranian regime for violating human
rights and pursuing ballistic missiles.
“Since several years ago, the Iranian Resistance had urged the terrorist designation of the IRGC,
as it preserves the entirety of the clerical regime and acts as its
main apparatus for domestic suppression and export of terrorism and
fundamentalism,” she stressed. “However, the policy of appeasing the
mullahs’ religious dictatorship paved the way for the IRGC and its
proxies’ rampage in the entire region.”
A
look back at the pivotal role Iran played in the rise and flourishing
of ISIS, parallel to sectarian conflicts in the region, will help find
the right tracks for security in the region.
In
2008, a joint campaign led by the U.S. military and Iraqi Sunnis rooted
al-Qaeda in Iraq, the precursor to ISIS. However, the Obama
administration’s decision to pull back and deliver the country to former
Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki, a close ally of the Iranian regime,
eventually led to the unraveling of all previous achievements.
Maliki
dismantled the Iraqi “Awakening Council” and gave Iran free pass to
exert its full influence on Iraq’s political and military apparatus.
In tandem, the destruction and crimes committed by the IRGC and
Bashar al-Assad regime against the Syrian people provided the perfect
breeding ground for sectarian strife and allowed ISIS to occupy a wide
swath of land straddling both countries.
The
Iranian regime became the main beneficiary of the rampage caused by
ISIS and subsequently used it as an excuse to expand its clout by
forming and later legalizing the IRGC-equivalent Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF).
This entity has become notoriously renowned for its crimes against
humanity, no less horrendous than those committed by ISIS.
Iran’s
highest officials have time and again acknowledged funding and
supporting the criminal militia forces in Iraq and Syria, expressing
their vested interest in occupying neighboring countries through
whatever means.
The Obama
administration’s hands-off approach vis-à-vis Iran’s regional ambitions
provided Tehran a far better opportunity to pursue its nefarious agendas
under the pretext of fighting ISIS. Speculations raised U.S. officials
on possible cooperation with Iran in the fight against terrorism only
made matters worse.
Now, as ISIS is
losing influence and ground, Iran is attempting to fill the gap. Letting
it have its way would be a recipe for disaster, as proven in the past
eight years.
Despite the threats and
taunts broadcasted regularly Iran’s state media, the regime is far from
capable or inclined to enter open warfare with any other state in the
region or across the globe.
Tehran’s proxies are only as good as the funding and supplies the regime provides. Without IRGC support Iran’s proxies will be hard-pressed to spread their mayhem in the region.
Sanctions
alone, however, will not be enough. Tehran has found ways to continue
causing mischief under the toughest sanctions regime.
The
threats rendered by Tehran will only end with regime change in Iran.
This will initially benefit the people of Iran, being the first victims
of this regime’s criminal ideology, and categorically reject its
destructive foreign policy, both inside the country and abroad.
One
of the greatest manifestations of the Iranian people’s desire for
change was expressed at the July 1st Free Iran gathering in Paris. Tens
of thousands of Iranian expats as well as politicians, activists and
religious figures from across the world attended the rally to express
their solidarity and support for the cause of freedom and democracy in
Iran. The event had a clear message: regime change in Iran is the only
viable solution for both the people of Iran and the region’s nations.
There’s no need for another foreign conflict.
The people of Iran and their organized resistance have the will, power and means necessary to realize this change.
The people of Iran and their organized resistance have the will, power and means necessary to realize this change.
Saudi Prince 'Turki Al Faisal'
also addressed the massive gathering. “So, you have coming together now
a mighty coalition of forces, joining with the Resistance, and that
should give us hope that we can make that [regime] change,” he stressed.
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