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Iran Expert Warns: Breaking Up Iran Will Ignite Regional Chaos.
In this in‑depth briefing, Dr. Harold Rhode explains why plans to carve Iran into ethnic mini‑states are not just unrealistic — they’re a recipe for civil war and regional instability. Despite its many ethnic and religious groups, Iran has a deep, shared cultural identity that most Western policymakers fail to understand.
Dr. Rhode lays out why any serious conversation about Iran regime change must start from the reality of Iranian culture: a powerful attachment to the land and a historic expectation of a strong, unifying leader at the top. He also explores whether figures like Reza Pahlavi could realistically hold the country together after the current regime falls.
We discuss:
• Why Iran is a civilizational state, not an artificial one
• How “breaking up Iran” could ignite chaos across the Middle East
• The danger of Western fantasies about ethnic partition
• Why most citizens still think of themselves as deeply Iranian
• The cultural expectation of a strong leader vs. Western‑style democracy
• Could Reza Pahlavi unify Iran after the regime?
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#IDSF #Iran #Geopolitics #MiddleEast #Israel #NuclearIran #RegimeChange
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Iran Expert Warns: Breaking Up Iran Will Ignite Regional Chaos.
In this in‑depth briefing, Dr. Harold Rhode explains why plans to carve Iran into ethnic mini‑states are not just unrealistic — they’re a recipe for civil war and regional instability. Despite its many ethnic and religious groups, Iran has a deep, shared cultural identity that most Western policymakers fail to understand.
Dr. Rhode lays out why any serious conversation about Iran regime change must start from the reality of Iranian culture: a powerful attachment to the land and a historic expectation of a strong, unifying leader at the top. He also explores whether figures like Reza Pahlavi could realistically hold the country together after the current regime falls.
We discuss:
• Why Iran is a civilizational state, not an artificial one
• How “breaking up Iran” could ignite chaos across the Middle East
• The danger of Western fantasies about ethnic partition
• Why most citizens still think of themselves as deeply Iranian
• The cultural expectation of a strong leader vs. Western‑style democracy
• Could Reza Pahlavi unify Iran after the regime?
Buy his book on Amazon - https://amzn.to/4acN6b7
#IDSF #Iran #Geopolitics #MiddleEast #Israel #NuclearIran #RegimeChange
This is an episode from the IDSF Daily Briefings. To sign up to view the LIVE briefings every day, click here — http://bit.ly/IDSFBriefings
Join the IDSF mailing list to receive updates from Israel and special invitations - http://bit.ly/3IC2ptZ
Join the IDSF WhatsApp community to receive video clips of our briefings, and updates:
http://bit.ly/IDSFWhatsapp

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