I know little about Iran. I have spent some time digging into both sides of issued like Libya, Syria, and Ukraine. I changed my mind in the process. I never spent any time digging into Iran. I think they support terror around the world, killed US troops in Iraq, want to destroy Israel, want to develop nukes, and are in Syria at the request of the Syrian govt helping to destroy ISIS and AQ. I think Islam is a force for evil in the world.
Over the years I have read some opinions about Iran. The Iranian people like Americans!??? If the US invaded or bombed Iran that would change as they would group together to support the govt. I am not sure how Iranians feel about the US sanctions. The Iranian people are increasingly pissed off at their govt because they are incompetent and corrupt. Over a year ago there was an uprising in some blue collar region because of the lack of drinkable water and gasoline as I recall. if left alone Iran may collapse.
Imagine if the Catholic church took over the US govt 50 years ago and made great promises and maybe even meant well. 50 years later you don't have gasoline or enough water and they are corrupt and rich and now you hate them and maybe even hate Catholicism.
There was an interesting panel that included opinions on Iran. One guy said Islam is like communism. They are both established by force, promise utopia on earth, are inconsistent with human nature, and fail everywhere they are tried. Iran gave it a go and the Iranian people see that. The guy said Iran should be contained like the USSR was until it collapses.
https://youtu.be/XaJdKN-ZbHwVery good. The best parts IMO
23:40 to 28:30 Michael Ledeen on why the deep state went after Flynn. He brought intelligence analysis to the battle field level and threatened those in DC.
48:50 to 1:00:00 Islam and the left.
54:50 Weaknesses of the left and Islam. Ledeen. They are both failed ideologies/states.
56:00 Spencer. They are hypocrisies. They cannot bear inspection of their internal contradictions.
57:30 to 59:00 Krikorian. Islam must be contained until it fails the test of modernity as communism did fail. Iran will fail and lead to Iranians leaving Islam.