IRAN vs ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF IRAN

Submitted by Carl Goldberg (United States), Nov 28, 2013 at 11:51

Of course, "Iran" is a shortcut, but it is not a "common sense" shortcut because it obscures the essential difference between that country and other countries. If we want to understand "Iran", we need to know that it is an Islamic Republic motivated by Islamic imperialist jihadist ideology, not normal nation-state interests.

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