The expert spoke about the failure of the US and Israel's plans for Iran

Ivan Glukhov, a researcher at the INION RAS Center for the Study of the Global South, noted in an interview with Izvestia on November 26 that the United States and Israel see Iran's destabilization as one of their long-term goals in the Middle East region.

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"At the same time, we are not talking about the elimination of Iran as a whole, but about changing the political regime, establishing a government that is beneficial and loyal to the interests of the collective West. But still, control over this territory should be carried out from one center, otherwise there is a risk of upsetting a rather fragile regional balance," the political scientist explained.

The expert added that attempts to undermine the internal political situation in Iran along other fault lines have recently shown their ineffectiveness. He believes it is likely that external forces have returned to the idea of the need to behead Iran's political leadership.

"However, the efforts of the United States and Israel so far have allowed a very significant blow to be inflicted on Iran, but on the contrary, they have led to the rallying of the people around the current political leadership. The initial strategy of the West did not have the expected effect, and therefore the possibility of some kind of destabilization should still be considered as purely hypothetical," the analyst concluded.

Adlan Margoev, a researcher at the Institute of International Studies and a lecturer at the MGIMO Department of Oriental Studies, noted that modern Iran is a fusion of national and religious.

"In order to gain public support, Iran is beginning to turn to non-religious traditions, among other things. When this is transferred to foreign policy, we have to find a convenient way to "package" this decision into some kind of national or religious tradition. The Iranian leadership successfully appeals to these traditions," the political scientist believes.

According to the expert, there is an interest of proxy forces in the Iranian nuclear program - Tehran has resumed consultations with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA). Besides, Iran generally belongs to those countries that try to avoid conflicts. However, after the 12-day war, no lasting peace was established, and one should not be surprised if hostilities resume," the expert concluded.

Earlier, the head of the Iranian Intelligence Ministry, Ismail Khatib, said that US and Israeli agents are seeking to destroy Iran's supreme leader Ali Khamenei in order to destabilize the Islamic republic. Read the details in the Izvestia article:

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