Iran Opposes US Hegemony

[Purveyor]

The US has slapped sanctions on Iran, targeting its financial sector while the EU is considering an embargo on Iranian oil. But if the West suffocates Iran, it will have no option but to respond in a severe manner, Dr Seyed Mohammad Marandi told RT.

­“The problem is that the US is pushing this conflict, this confrontation, in a direction which is becoming dangerous,” said Marandi of the University of Tehran. “In the eyes of many Iranians the Americans really do not want the nuclear issue to be resolved. They simply do not recognize Iran as an independent state, because Iran opposes American hegemony.”

“The maneuvers in the Persian Gulf are basically to show the United States that Iran is strong and can protect itself,” Marandi added. “And it is basically the only way in which to force the United States to recognize that certain lines just should not be crossed.”

With the naval drills Iran has proved it has enough resources to carry out its threat and close the Strait of Hormuz, the world's most important oil export route linking the Persian Gulf to the Indian Ocean, he believes.

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[loudsue]

1. If Iran is stupid enough to separate oil-addicted USA from their oil, then the MIC

is about to get a whole helluvalot more money really soon, and more people can start dying. When is this world going to evolve beyond this shit?

[msongs]

2. How many have been murdered by Iranian drones recently? Or Invaded by Iran past 11 years? nt

[jaxx]

3. When did pro Iran become acceptable?

Seem odd to see the US put down and Iran shown to be correct.

[Mnemosyne]

4. It has nothing to do with "acceptable", it has to do with more fucking lies for war from the US. N/t

[indepat]

5. Who the f do the Iranians think they are opposing US hegemony?