Also before Niccolo Machiavelli, most countries were now Machiavellian. Since he assumed there was already uniformity of motives, Machiavelli was just sharing techniques. But past is a strange and winding street: As it turns out, not all countries were Machiavellian. Some refused to act in their own self-interest, brokering costly contracts, mortgages, and military commitments with their friends. The gravestones of both World Wars are full of examples of their intentions, which ranged from the superficial arrogance of rulers to the honest spiritual beliefs of benevolent state.
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Historically, the countries that do n’t act in their own self-interest are n’t around anymore.
Iran is a new land, but a very old traditions. Certainly, its recent Muslim personality has left an indelible imprint on its ethos, but its Iranian heritage — one of the world’s most unique cultures — has not been forgotten.
One of the many factors that distinguishes Shia Iran from the Middle Eastern Sunni Arabs is because of this.
The” first historical people” were the” first people ever thought of,” according to German philosopher Georg Wihelm Friedrich Hegel. Numerous towns that date back at least 10,000 years have been discovered by archaeologists. However, Iran was at a crossroads of human migration in the time that predated intergenerational storage. In fact, this area preceded Adam himself: There’s evidence it was originally populated by Humans. Bistiun Cave, Kobeh, Kunji, Tamtama, Warwasi, and Yafteh Cave have all been identified as different Ancient communities. The Neanderthals previously ruled over other Persian cities and regions, with their homes and sacred temples frequently burning, razing, and destroying.
It creates an unexpected landscape.
Persia/Iran has fought in over Four big war! And if you think that’s a big number, sit down: They had already fought in over forty major wars … by the time B. C. turned into A. D. Since then, they had another ONE HUNDRED wars … just up until the year 1200! From 1200 through 2024, put another ONE HUNDRED war to the table. You can find a detailed List of Wars Involving Iran on Wikipedia, which includes information on how to tell a war from a battle ( or another conflict ).  ,
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But you look at it, that’s an awful lot of warfare.
Iranians wo n’t look at the world the way Americans do. How both countries negotiate history’s tides is significantly different. American history is basically British history, away until the New World communities. So it transitions between the events of England’s world ascent and that of the United States ‘ delivery and ascent. In an American’s head, history is a story of defeat.
To an Egyptian, you win some, you lose some. History is n’t about arrival, but a long, perpetual battle that’s as iconic as the stars. Iran often lives in the face of another day of civilization, leader rises and falls, and more and more people rise and fall. Cyrus, Alexander, Babylon, Rome, the Byzantines, the Crusaders, the Mongols, the Ottomans, so on and so forth: They all came, they all bled, they all ( eventually ) left.
We’re in the waning days of a aimless, mindless Biden leadership, and the potential for diplomatic missteps is huge. Numerous wars have been caused by misjudging how well an attack will conduct. Misinterpreting another world’s motives is the second most prevalent error in geopolitics, frequently by passing on your fears and values to someone else.
Best then, Iran is attempting to influence the 2024 vote by hurting Republicans. The goal of this controversial escalation is unanticipated. Certainly, a nation like Iran has already considered the potential for blowback: When you meddle in the internal affairs of a larger, more powerful country, you better make damn sure you win — because if you do n’t, you might get sacked.
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That’s one of the training of Egyptian story.
According to Trump campaign spokesman Steven Cheung on Saturday, August 10,” Iranian thieves broke into the consideration of a’high standing standard’ on the U.S. political campaign in June 2024, which coincide with President Trump’s choice of a vice presidential nominee.” Following recent reports of an Egyptian plot to murder President Trump in the Butler, Pennsylvania, [assassination try ] tragedy, this comes as a result. The Iranians are aware that President Trump will end their nation’s “terrorist” era, really like he did during his first four years in office.
Politico is the media organization that received the stolen knowledge, which was a research report on J. D. Vance— including a area labeled” Possible VULNERABILITIES” — along with the dossier on another VP candidate, Florida Senator Marco Rubio.
Additionally, the hackers claimed to be in possession of Trump’s legal and court records.
While the extent of their breach is unclear, their motives seem transparent: They were imploring Politico to publish the information, even going as far as to coach the journalists on which questions they should ask, responding to an inquiry:” I suggest you do n’t be curious about where I got]these documents ] from. Any response to this query will put a legal stumbling block on me and prevent you from publishing them.
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So far, Politico has n’t published the contents. Of course, the decision was the right one because it could easily make you feel like you’re getting worse. They must have been tempted severely, though. After all, this was the stuff of liberal fever dreams: the Trump team’s private, confidential assessment of every conceivable weak spot J. D. Vance has! I’m sure it’s newsworthy. I’m sure there’s lots of stuff they’ll call “weird”.
And I’m also sure, if the Iranians ‘ goal is to get this information out, Politico wo n’t be the last outlet they contact. Iran still has the data. They still have Trump’s emails and legal papers. If Politico wo n’t play ball, they’ll find someone who will.
Eventually.
It might take a short while. But with the proliferation of Mom &, Pop media outlets, there are just too many options. In the liberal community, blasting Vance might be a hero. Matt Drudge broke the news about a particular intern at Bill Clinton’s White House almost 30 years ago. The Drudge Report became pretty big ( and pretty profitable ). Liberal websites offer similar dreams.
And they can always publish it on their own, even if they ca n’t find any American readers. Or post it on social media. There is a lot of Internet. It’s just too easy for a wink-nod dissemination to take place.
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So, eventually it’ll get posted somewhere. And then one “legitimate” media outlet will report on it, perhaps internationally, and this will green-light all the other outlets to join in ( and/or shield themselves by reporting on the actions of another’s reporting, which is cowardly, but well within the media industry norms ).
With no unpleasant blowback, they can enjoy all the fun of blindsiding the GOP with their own cake and eat it too.
Iran has a very old culture and is relatively new, with a long history of its memory. In 2018, Trump withdrew from Obama-Biden’s Iranian nuclear bribe, and in 2020 the Trump administration assassinated Iranian General Qasem Soleimani. Iran might not look at the world the way America does, but after 10, 000 years of wars and conflicts, they’ve learned how to be pragmatic.
And how to pick their moments.
Iran is scared of Trump. Therefore, they needed a friend who was equally terrified as they are.
Naturally, they turned to the media.
There’s an ancient Persian proverb:” Use your enemy’s hand to catch a snake”.
Gotta admit, it’s catchy. ( The Persians have awesome proverbs. ) And it summarizes this new, emerging Iranian-Media alliance perfectly.
