It's part of a very intelligent, creative Iranian strategy - to go on the offense in every way possible and mobilize other actors against the US. George Perkovich
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![[The Iranian regime is certainly not looking to provoke a similar reaction, experts say, but on the other hand it is taking similar stabs at the global economic system as it faces waves of mostly Western-based criticism.] Basically they are just throwing stuff out, ... throwing out these ideas in an effort to stay on the offensive. - George Perkovich Quotes](/pic/img/img.php?text=W1RoZSBJcmFuaWFuIHJlZ2ltZSBpcyBjZXJ0YWlubHkgbm90IGxvb2tpbmcgdG8gcHJvdm9rZSBhIHNpbWlsYXIgcmVhY3Rpb24sIGV4cGVydHMgc2F5LCBidXQgb24gdGhlIG90aGVyIGhhbmQgaXQgaXMgdGFraW5nIHNpbWlsYXIgc3RhYnMgYXQgdGhlIGdsb2JhbCBlY29ub21pYyBzeXN0ZW0gYXMgaXQgZmFjZXMgd2F2ZXMgb2YgbW9zdGx5IFdlc3Rlcm4tYmFzZWQgY3JpdGljaXNtLl0gQmFzaWNhbGx5IHRoZXkgYXJlIGp1c3QgdGhyb3dpbmcgc3R1ZmYgb3V0LCAuLi4gdGhyb3dpbmcgb3V0IHRoZXNlIGlkZWFzIGluIGFuIGVmZm9ydCB0byBzdGF5IG9uIHRoZSBvZmZlbnNpdmUuIA==&author=ICBHZW9yZ2UgUGVya292aWNoICAgIA==&num=3 "[The Iranian regime is certainly not looking to provoke a similar reaction, experts say, but on the other hand it is taking similar stabs at the global economic system as it faces waves of mostly Western-based criticism.] Basically they are just throwing stuff out, ... throwing out these ideas in an effort to stay on the offensive. - George Perkovich Quotes")
![[The Bush administration has had difficulty mustering support for the India deal.] The U.S. gave everything India wanted and got little in return, ... They framed the deal as necessary to cement a strategic partnership with India, and then this partner turns around and sides with Iran. That's not very strategic. - George Perkovich Quotes](/pic/img/img.php?text=W1RoZSBCdXNoIGFkbWluaXN0cmF0aW9uIGhhcyBoYWQgZGlmZmljdWx0eSBtdXN0ZXJpbmcgc3VwcG9ydCBmb3IgdGhlIEluZGlhIGRlYWwuXSBUaGUgVS5TLiBnYXZlIGV2ZXJ5dGhpbmcgSW5kaWEgd2FudGVkIGFuZCBnb3QgbGl0dGxlIGluIHJldHVybiwgLi4uIFRoZXkgZnJhbWVkIHRoZSBkZWFsIGFzIG5lY2Vzc2FyeSB0byBjZW1lbnQgYSBzdHJhdGVnaWMgcGFydG5lcnNoaXAgd2l0aCBJbmRpYSwgYW5kIHRoZW4gdGhpcyBwYXJ0bmVyIHR1cm5zIGFyb3VuZCBhbmQgc2lkZXMgd2l0aCBJcmFuLiBUaGF0J3Mgbm90IHZlcnkgc3RyYXRlZ2ljLiA=&author=ICBHZW9yZ2UgUGVya292aWNoICAgIA==&num=6 "[The Bush administration has had difficulty mustering support for the India deal.] The U.S. gave everything India wanted and got little in return, ... They framed the deal as necessary to cement a strategic partnership with India, and then this partner turns around and sides with Iran. That's not very strategic. - George Perkovich Quotes")
