The recent government crackdown in Iran has been reported with little to no attention paid in US press to the wider geopolitical game being played between West, East and South, in which Iran serves a key strategic and economic role. The recent significance of Iran on the world stage involves more than just democratic yearnings versus oppressive theocratic control, as that country is effectively serving as the rope in a global tug of war between massive alliances that vehemently oppose each other’s wider agendas.
