That's an extremely pessimistic viewpoint. Attempts to make Iran the next Lebanon or the next Syria or the next Iraq have already failed. What else were the last 18 months about ??
They have attacked us twice in the last 18 months, each time causing hundreds of billions of dollars in damage to our critical industries and infrastructure. They have already destroyed most of our IADS, air force and navy. This time they are openly threatening to hit Iran's electricity, water infrastructure, roads, bridges, etc.
For a country with Iran's nominal GDP which is barely $200 billion, it will take at least 5-10 years during peace time with peak oil prices to repair what has been done to Iran in the last year. There will be no peace time for Iran if the US and Israel attack Iran at will.
Yes the Americans are being stubborn because they put their entire middle East and global reputation on the line. But they will come to their senses by the end of May.
They aren't the ones that are going through severe currency devaluation and high inflation. Iran's situation is reaching the point of no return where inflation can no longer be controlled. If you want, I can explain why we're very close to that point.
Have you noticed the latest American provocations of shooting the rudders of empty Iranian oil tankers ? That is the Americans acknowledging their blockade is leaky and that ships are indeed getting through.
Economic indicators show the situation a lot better in my opinion. USD appreciated by 20% in just one week against Iranian Rial. The clock is ticking on Iran. Sure, it may take 2-3 months but eventually, we will have to shut down our oil wells because we cannot export more than 300K barrels of oil through land routes.
Faith and rational thinking do not contradict each other.
In fact, Shiite Islam specifically teaches its followers to use rational judgement instead of blind faith. There's a story about this in high school text books in Iran.
A person sees Imam Ali is sitting next to a wall that is about to collapse. Ali notices this and moves to a different place. The person asks Imam Ali if he thinks he can escape from God's will, telling him that if he is meant to die, he cannot prevent it from happening and he should accept his fate. Imam Ali responds:
I am feeling from fate by taking refugee in God's determinism.
Basically, Ali tells him that God has given us a brain and God has set clear rules for this world to operate. God has done both of this for us to use them and survive instead of just relying on faith blindly like a fool.
www.middleeastmonitor.com
