“Iran’s Position on Karabakh War: Tehran Competes for the Hearts of Azerbaijanis,” Mher Sahakyan, Modern Diplomacy, January 27, 2021.

“Iran Threatens to Take Out Tel Aviv if Israel Follows Through With New Military Plans,” Tom O’Connor, Newsweek, January 27, 2021.

I guess it’s working.  “Israel launches ‘psychological war’ against Iran, top general says,” AFP, Daily Sabah, January 27, 2021.

“Iran’s largest commercial port to be constructed in Jask,” Tehran Times, January 27, 2021.

“Iran’s Position on Karabakh War: Tehran Competes for the Hearts of Azerbaijanis,” Mher Sahakyan, Modern Diplomacy, January 27, 2021.

“Iran Threatens to Take Out Tel Aviv if Israel Follows Through With New Military Plans,” Tom O’Connor, Newsweek, January 27, 2021.

“Israel launches ‘psychological war’ against Iran, top general says,” AFP, Daily Sabah, January 27, 2021.

Excellent point—“This confuses the US into thinking that the region is endemically dysfunctional and impossible to fix.”  This author is exactly correct.  There is no reason the Middle East can be peaceful, economically strong, and even have forms of democracy for its peoples.  See “Iran’s regional chess game exposes US confusion,” Nadim Shehadi, Arab News, January 27, 2021.