The secret behind Iran's power

By Fatih Abdulsalam
Azzaman, May 6, 2010

Why is Iran seen as a fundamental power in the region stretching from Afghanistan to Lebanon and in between Iraq, its golden state?

There are some who think that Iran’s military maneuvers and revelations of new weapons, boats, frigates and missiles that can reach Israel and Europe are the source of this power.

People who entertain such opinions, I am sorry to say, are naïve. The U.S. and Europe have no fears of the display of Iranian armaments.

Strategy analysts and experts say Iranian weapons might be ineffective. The point is whether the weapons are operational and can be used.

The analysts believe if the U.S. attacks Iran, the first thing its forces will do is to render Iranian weapons systems ineffective.

Iran’s Western enemies will take the initiative and do not allow Iran to unleash its missiles and other weapons on their targets.

But still Iran is a powerful country. Iran’s strong muscles are not due to its weaponry.

Iran’s strength emanates from its diplomacy and the role it plays almost in all important files in the region. Arab states have almost no role to play here.

Therefore, it is so hard for Iran’s nemesis, the U.S., to embark on any negotiating or movements in the region without taking Tehran into account.

Tehran has proxies and agents throughout the region. They are the source of Iran’s power and not its weapons.

Source: Uruknet.
Link: http://www.uruknet.info/?fb=1&p=65750.