Secret of Iran's power
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While dealing with Iran one thing must be taken into consideration. It is that Iran's existence as an Islamic state is a miracle, given the repeated aggression and embargo imposed on it. Another miracle is that unlike Iraq Iran is not becoming an easy target of the imperialists. Enjoying relative political stability, Iranians are united under one Imam inspired and directly guided by Imam Mahdi who they believe is in occultation. Though these religious facts are beyond comprehension for western writers and thinkers, it is very much there. I cannot resist the temptation of quoting the famous line from Shakespeare: “There are more things in heaven and earth, Horatio, than are dreamt of in your philosophy.” Besides that arcane fact, Iran can boast of an unusual military, scientific and technological acumen especially in nuclear science. However, Iran has time and again said that their nuclear reactors are aimed at generating energy and not nuclear arms and their claim is substantiated by even American National Intelligence Estimate. Iran's view is that as the use of nuclear bomb is sure to cause huge collateral damage, it is un-Islamic. Still the western forces are preparing the ground for another all out war on Iran. They have already started the aggression in the form of killing Iran's nuclear scientists and imposing stringent sanction on Iran's oil sale. Actually, the west does not want the Muslim countries to be too independent in knowledge and military power to depend on the West for help. It is time the so-called torch bearers shun their hubris and admit the reality that Muslims are changing very fast for the better as it is being observed in Iran, Turkey, Egypt, Tunisia and other Middle East countries.
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