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Ray Takeyh

  • Senior Fellow, Council on Foreign Relations
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Revenge Is a Central Pillar of Iranian Foreign Policy

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By Reuel Marc Gerecht, Ray Takeyh
| Foundation for Defense of Democracies
In Middle Eastern societies, seeking revenge is an acceptable way for men to cope with grief and wounded pride from the violent loss of loved ones. Since 1979 this approach has also been an important part of Iran’s foreign policy. The export of the revolution, the assassination of antiregime expatriates, and terrorism against foreign enemies are means to get even for the injuries, real or imagined, the West has inflicted on Iran and Islam.
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Revenge Is a Central Pillar of Iranian Foreign Policy

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By Reuel Marc Gerecht, Ray Takeyh
| The Wall Street Journal Verified
A diplomatic agreement can’t bring real peace with a regime that has a long history of terrorism. In Middle Eastern societies, seeking revenge is an acceptable way for men to cope with grief and wounded pride from the violent loss of loved ones. Since 1979 this approach has also been an important part of Iran’s foreign policy.
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America’s Must-Win Battle of Hormuz

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By Reuel Marc Gerecht, Ray Takeyh
| Foundation for Defense of Democracies
To judge a war as it unfolds is risky. Winners and losers can change rapidly. Nonetheless, the continuing scrimmages in the Persian Gulf, the fluctuation in oil prices, the intensifying fear among the Arab Gulf states of a longer, larger conflict, and Donald Trump’s erratic and sometimes bizarre commentary have long suggested American confusion and Iranian advantage.
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