The Calculated State: Iran's Anti Imperialist Rhetoric Meets Reality In the midst of escalating tensions between Tehran, Washington, and Tel Aviv, it's easy to get caught up in the ideological noise surrounding Iran's anti imperialist stance.
Proponents on both sides often portray the Islamic Republic as a principled actor driven solely by its revolutionary ideology. However, this portrayal overlooks a more nuanced reality.
A closer examination of Iran's constitutional framework and historical actions reveals that the regime's primary concern has always been survival, not ideological purity.