Iran Is Not a ‘Normal’ Country (The Atlantic) By Kian Tajbakhsh

The Islamic Republic shouted its hatred of the West from the rooftops for decades. Many Westerners opted not to hear.

Given the renewed hawkish maximum pressure approach of the Trump administration towards Iran—starkly contrasting with the more dovish, some would say appeasing, policies of Obama and Biden—this essay feels more relevant than ever.

I've reupped it here with a link that should bypass the paywall: Iran Is Not a ‘Normal’ Country

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