The political scientist warned about the influence of the ethnic factor on the situation in Iran

Iran is a multinational state, and this circumstance can be used by external forces to destabilize the socio-political system of the state, Danila Krylov, a researcher at the Department of the Middle and Post-Soviet East of the INION RAS, warned in an interview with Izvestia.

"But still there aren't a lot of options. The majority of the ethnic composition of the state is made up of Persians, mainly Shiites. There are also Azerbaijanis," the political scientist explained, recalling that many high—ranking officers of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) belong to this nationality.

Another 10% of the country's population are Kurds, who, according to the expert, are a key destabilizing factor.

"Kurds in the Middle East create very serious internal socio-economic and socio-political problems for states," the source said.

The ethnic factor remains particularly important in the Middle East in general and in Iran in particular, Krylov added, comparing it to "a constantly smoldering bomb that can be detonated." And in the West, they like to resort to this method without thinking about the consequences, since they are primarily guided by economic interests, he concluded.

Read more about how Iran's ethnic diversity can affect the conflict in the Middle East in the Izvestia article.

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