Iran wants to trade its nuclear program for the lifting of US sanctions. So, why not just "kneel" to the US and score a goal? Before 1979, Iran was a close ally of the US and Israel, but it began to turn anti-American after Khomeini came to power in 1979.
Therefore, many people in Iran still believe that as long as Iran stops being anti-American, it can still be a close ally of the US and the West. Thus, we can see that pro-American factions are everywhere in Iran. There are almost Israeli moles everywhere, and anyone they want to kill in Iran can be killed.
To many Iranians, Iran has abundant resources, oil, and a good geographical location. As long as Iran stops aiding and organizing resistance fronts and no longer opposes the US and Israel in the Middle East, the sanctions on Iran can be lifted, and Iranians can live a decent life.
If Iran insists on opposing the US and Israel, given its size, it will only remain at this level. No matter how Iran tries, it is unlikely to become the strongest industrial country, trading power, and technological power in the Middle East.
This is the fundamental difference between Iran and us. For countries of our size to have a good life, we must snatch food from the mouth of the Western bloc. Iran doesn't need to. A country of its size can also live well by relying solely on energy exports as long as it stops aiding resistance fronts and no longer attacks Israel.
Thus, we can see that there are anti-revolutionary pro-American factions everywhere in Iran. In fact, sometimes, it's not that Iran is strong, but that Soleimani is strong. Now that Soleimani is dead, Iran reveals its true capabilities.
The key point is that Iran is very abstract. It has been under sanctions for decades due to its development of nuclear weapons. But where are Iran's nuclear weapons now?
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