“If and when a return to the agreement is reached, the Biden administration will also need to counter Iran’s escalating efforts in the Middle East.”  See “The Iran Nuclear Deal Isn’t the Problem. Iran Is,” James Jeffrey and Dennis Ross, The Atlantic, June 29, 2021.  Again, Kissinger’s quote and the purpose of this blog appear.  “The regional perspective on Iran is driven by these leaders’ experience with the Islamic Republic. For them, the core question with Iran, as Henry Kissinger once put it, is whether it is a country or a cause. The case for the latter is strong and deeply rooted: Revolutionary Iran uses Islamic, Shiite, and anti-colonialist rhetoric to justify an expansionist nationalistic agenda.”

This will most likely result in the UN Secretary General having to take a stand.  “EXCLUSIVE U.N. expert backs probe into Iran’s 1988 killings, Raisi’s role,” Reuters, June 29, 2021.

“Bahrain: Iran stands out as main source of narcotics,” Ramadan Al Sherbini, Gulf News, June 29, 2021.

As this article say, and research shows, decay usually is showing by the third generation.  “Is Iran’s Islamic Revolution running out of puff?,” Satoshi Ikeuchi, Nikkei Japan, June 29, 2021.

“Oil Industry Workers Go on National Strike in Iran,” Center for Human Rights in Iran, June 29, 2021.