Thread by @mohalsulami

Despite this official narrative, most Iranian newspapers extensively discussed the US election on their front pages. This curiosity was in stark contrast to the official narrative, which attempted to suggest apathy and indifference toward vote & outcome. arabnews.com/node/1763976

Despite the varying forecasts about how Iran will deal with President-elect Biden, there is no doubt there are divergent viewpoints in Iran regarding the best mechanism to pursue

One should not rule out the possibility that the Iranian regime will attempt to test the red lines set by the new president, especially when it comes to Tehran’s regional behavior and support for terrorist and sectarian militias and groups in Iraq, Lebanon and Yemen.

In the period before the new US administration takes any decisions on the country’s unilateral sanctions on Tehran — such as on the sale of oil and petrochemical derivatives or on the Iranian financial and banking sectors — Iran will continue to circumvent them

The regime will seek to gauge the seriousness of the new US administration’s approach to implementing these sanctions before arriving at the phase of negotiations between Washington and Tehran.

Moreover, Tehran will continue its relations with the European countries that are supportive of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action in an effort to convince the new US administration to immediately return to the 2015 nuclear deal and lift the unilateral American sanctions.

To conclude, Iran is totally convinced that reversing the consequences of the Trump administration’s policies in the region will be extremely difficult. Also, the change in the political scene in the region, with some Arab countries normalizing relations with Israel,

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is not in the interest of the regime’s expansionist project. The increased awareness of the Arab region’s peoples,especially the Shiite communities, and their negative position toward Iran may force Tehran to reconsider the wisdom of retaining some of its previous gains

The problem with Iran lies in its hostile behavior toward its neighbors, its support for sectarian militias and terrorism, and how it conceals this policy behind deceptive statements that oppose the reality on the ground.=

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If Iran continues to pursue its current approach, which the region’s countries know all too well and have become all too familiar with due to Tehran’s endless repetition, the problem will remain unresolved regardless of who sits in the White House.