Dear sir. I tried to translate my letter in English which may have some mistakes in it, so first of all I want to apologize about it: Dear sir. With many thanks to all persons involved in the VOA program that let us have a better chance to communicate with you. Since the VOA program basically covers the view of your government's perspective, let me ask some questions below which are related to U.S. strategy about Iran. 1) Since Mr. George W. Bush has named the Iranian government many times as one of the axes of evil, and as you know, the people of Iran are starting some strikes against their government, at this moment suddenly the U.S. government changes their strategy and calls these strikes family arguments! (This has been stated by Mr. Powell a few days ago). 2) As you know better than many of us, the Iranian government has participated in many acts of terrorism in the world and the U.S. government has already suffered due to some of them, but instead of a serious response to these matters, as we saw before, they started to make political relations with Iran's regime. (Examples of these contacts are the MacFarlane matters and some activities done by Mr. Clinton, and maybe many others that we didn’t know about and the results of them are obvious for us). Unfortunately, we see again these contacts are being followed! 3) As you know, the previous Iranian regime (Shah) was one of the U.S. allied countries in the past, and I would like to know how the former U.S. president allowed the change from that regime to this regime? (Regarding the reasons for this matter, we have heard many things such as the former U.S. president had some personal problems with the Shah, or the U.S. government wanted to create some religious countries to prevent the influence of communist regimes, or the U.S. government wanted to sell its weapons to Arab countries and by making Iran an enemy, it could happen. And many other things that are strange to me regarding the reason for the U.S. government to lose its allied regime.) Thanks again for your attention and I am waiting to hear from you soon. Best regards.
Iranian Government Is Terrorist - July 8, 2003
The author expresses concerns about U.S. foreign policy towards Iran, questioning the shift in strategy from labeling Iran as part of the 'axis of evil' to downplaying protests as 'family arguments.' The letter highlights the Iranian government's involvement in terrorism and critiques past U.S. relations with Iran, particularly the transition from the Shah's regime to the current government.
👥 Key Players
📰 What Happened
The author expresses concern over the U.S. government's shifting stance on Iran, questioning why protests against the Iranian regime are being downplayed. They highlight the Iranian government's history of terrorism and critique past U.S. relations with Iran.
- The U.S. previously labeled Iran as part of the 'axis of evil.'
- The Iranian government has been implicated in various acts of terrorism.
💡 Why It Matters
📚 Background
The Iranian Revolution of 1979 led to the establishment of the current regime, which has been at odds with U.S. interests ever since. The U.S. had previously supported the Shah, whose regime was overthrown.
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