Iran, The New Middle East Power
That is a scary thought isn't it? But it is the growing reality.
Iran has just invited the Syrian and Iraqi Presidents to Iran for a Middle Eastern summit, and both have accepted. You can read the full article here from the Associated Press.
Iran has leveraged it involvement in the Muslim communities and militias throughout the Middle East now into a political leadership role and the US and Europeans should watch very carefully. With a background of supporting Muslim Extremists and political agendas that are in conflict to Western views, Iran now has even more clout in the region.
The Iranian and Syrian governments, and soon to be Iraqi governments, wants and needs are very different from the viewpoints held by most Western diplomats. Their public voices are shaped by their religious extremism and radical world viewpoints. It is apparent that Iraq is being drawn into this triangle of power with Iran being at the centerpoint.
The danger to this situation is real and can not be downplayed, but I do not believe that the danger can be averted. Westerners have long misunderstood the culture and people of the Middle East and now there is an awakening on their part to the powerful world role that they can play through economic strategies centering on oil and gas reserves. For them, a union of regional power will shape world politics to their viewpoints.
With this summit, the danger is growing and special caution and attention needs to be focused on this new triunion.
Iran has just invited the Syrian and Iraqi Presidents to Iran for a Middle Eastern summit, and both have accepted. You can read the full article here from the Associated Press.
Iran has leveraged it involvement in the Muslim communities and militias throughout the Middle East now into a political leadership role and the US and Europeans should watch very carefully. With a background of supporting Muslim Extremists and political agendas that are in conflict to Western views, Iran now has even more clout in the region.
The Iranian and Syrian governments, and soon to be Iraqi governments, wants and needs are very different from the viewpoints held by most Western diplomats. Their public voices are shaped by their religious extremism and radical world viewpoints. It is apparent that Iraq is being drawn into this triangle of power with Iran being at the centerpoint.
The danger to this situation is real and can not be downplayed, but I do not believe that the danger can be averted. Westerners have long misunderstood the culture and people of the Middle East and now there is an awakening on their part to the powerful world role that they can play through economic strategies centering on oil and gas reserves. For them, a union of regional power will shape world politics to their viewpoints.
With this summit, the danger is growing and special caution and attention needs to be focused on this new triunion.
