The death of a State, Iran:
Has the slow death of a National entity named Iran began & she is just a big chunk of a greater “Ommah” stretching from Iran to Shia Iraq to Lebenon ruled by faceles Pan-Ommatist Mullahs? …I have 2 questions later on…
For decades the Arabist Mullah Regime in Tehran has called the legitimacy of many regimes, countries & even organizations into question. From Morroco to Egypt & from Israel to America the Arab regime has in some form or other, either questions their regime legitimacy or in the case of Israel their whole existance.
Now let,s without prejudice examine the National legitimacy of the Islamic Republic of Iran.
Where does the national & historic legitimacy of IRI come from?
Does it come from the collective culture & Icons of;
the lineage
1-Omar—>Battle of Al Qadisiyah–>Saad ibn Vaghass–>Hojaj ibn Yousef–>Salman Parsi–>Ibn Moghaffah(Parsi who wrote Arab Grammer)–> Khallifate of Al Ommayed—>Khallifate of Al Abassid———- >Safavid dynasty run by Lebenese Mullahs—–>ghajar,s united front of “Najaf & Karbala Howzeh”—>Ayatollah Modarress & Nouri —>Fadayeean Islam & Navab Safavi—->Mujahedin Khalgh & Ayatollah Khomeini ?
Or it comes from the collective culture & icons of;
the lineage
2-Cyrus of Anshan–>Battle of Babylon–>Battle of Mendes Egypt-Cambyses–>Darius-Xerxes Battle of Marathon–>Battle of Crasus -Parthia–>Ardeshir I of Sassanid–>Shahpour I–>Khosru I & II, Battle of Nehavand & Rustam–>Babak Khoramdin–>Yaacob Leyss Saffar–Abu Muslim–>Ferdowsi & Iranian dialects–……Blank…..?
I know the Answer, But do you? And if You do and the answer is Num # 1, Does it even matter to You for the argument sake that We had the best Economy,world class industry,Best health care system,Freedom of Expression,Dress & no Hajab,Nuclear Energy,Space industry ,Be respected by all nations and in short the master of the universe under a Regime that seeks it,s Lineage to a foreign Entity?
If miraculously IRI changes course and embrace Num # 2 , I personaly would half heartedly support it even with all it,s major shortcomings against foreign threat or ill wished critics because it is “Iranian ruling over Iranians”. But if it does I guess it defeats it,s own purpose! doesn,t it? …catch 22...So which is it..Karbala or Pasargad?