For the past 47 years, Iran’s Islamic mullah regime unleashed violence on the world. In this view, the mullahs cannot reconcile with a world not ruled by radical Islam. Their goal is an Islamic Ummah, and a nuclear arsenal would give them the power to threaten the non-Islamic world, starting with Israel and then beyond.
The Mullah Regime
The mullahs emerged from Iran’s Shiite clerical class, with roots tracing back to the Safavid dynasty.
A mullah is a Muslim learned in Islamic theology and sacred law.
The mullahs came out of Iran’s religious seminaries. During the Shah’s rule, many were exiled, including to France. Among them was Ayatollah Khomeini.
France gave Ayatollah Khomeini refuge for four months, from October 1978 to February 1979, in Neauphle-le-Château outside Paris, where he was free to organize and communicate with supporters in Iran. In effect, that refuge functioned as a safe base for his political return.
In 1979, Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini returned to Iran and became the central figure in the Islamist takeover known as the Iranian Revolution. The mullahs who returned to Iran mobilized support against the Shah’s regime and ultimately replaced the Pahlavi monarchy with radical Islamist rule.
Upheaval is the mullahs’ trademark. But that upheaval did not begin in a vacuum.
Why The Revolution?
Iran’s economy relied heavily on oil exports, a crucial source of national wealth. Control over Iran’s oil resources was one factor in the 1979 Islamist takeover.
Discontent over a wide wealth gap, fueled by oil revenues, contributed to public unrest. The Shah’s close ties with Western oil companies also stirred anti-imperialist sentiment.
In this view, Iran’s oil wealth became a tool of oppression and a catalyst for change. Nationalizing the oil industry became a rallying point for Islamist leaders, and the result was the mullahs’ takeover and the imposition of radical Islam on the free-spirited Iranian people.
Unleashed Violence on Iran
Once the clerics seized power, the revolution turned into rule.
In the Islamic takeover that the world refers to as the Iranian Revolution, the mullahs played the decisive role. They established the Islamic Republic of Iran under Khomeini, the supreme ruler of the new Islamist order.
After consolidating control, the mullahs built a powerful system of theocratic rule through intimidation, repression, and the suppression of dissent.
Iran’s monarchy was replaced by the Islamic Republic of Iran, built on the integration of religion and politics. That change reshaped both Iran’s domestic life and its foreign policy.
Unleashed Violence on The World
After consolidating power at home, the mullah regime turned outward.
The Islamists created Hezbollah in Lebanon, to Israel’s north, and backed Hamas in the Gaza Strip, to Israel’s south, as terror proxies. Iran provided funds, training, and support while fueling regional instability and chaos.
Iran also engaged in proxy conflicts across the Middle East, including in Syria, Iraq, and Yemen, intensifying violence and instability.
Case One: The Lebanon Bombings
On October 23, 1983, two truck bombs exploded at buildings in Beirut, Lebanon, where American and French members of the Multinational Force in Lebanon were stationed during the Lebanese Civil War.
The bombings, attributed to Hezbollah, Iran’s proxy, killed 307 people: 241 U.S. and 58 French military personnel, six civilians, and two of the attackers.
Case Two: The Amia Bombing in Argentina
AMIA translates to “Argentine Israelite Mutual Association.”
In 1994, Argentina’s Jewish community numbered about 200,000 people, making it the largest in Latin America and the sixth largest outside Israel.
On July 18, 1994, the AMIA Jewish community center in Buenos Aires was bombed. The attack, widely linked to Hezbollah and Iranian agents, involved a bomb-laden van driven into the building and detonated, killing 85 people and injuring more than 300.
It remains the deadliest terrorist attack in Argentina’s history.
Weakening Oil Exports
That strategy also depends on money.
Destroying Iran’s oil industry would not only damage Iran’s economy, but also weaken China’s position as the main buyer of Iranian crude. Due to sanctions, Europe’s dependence on Iranian oil has already been greatly reduced.
Beginning in 2012 and intensifying in 2018, some European countries reduced their imports of Iranian oil and sought alternatives, including supplies from the United States and other Middle Eastern producers.
At present, China, the world’s largest crude importer, remains the main buyer of oil from Iran, leaving Beijing exposed to any major supply disruption caused by a widening Middle East war.
Nuclear Ambitions
From economics, the danger moves to military escalation.
In this view, the next catastrophic step is Iran’s pursuit of a nuclear arsenal and ballistic missiles capable of carrying nuclear warheads. Iran’s nuclear program, it is argued, is not purely commercial. It has raised tensions, deepened fears, and increased the risk of military confrontation, especially with Israel and the United States.
In June 2025, U.S. Army Gen. Michael “Erik” Kurilla of U.S. Central Command warned that Iran could produce enough material for multiple nuclear weapons within weeks, although such estimates remained contested.
For those who hold this view, the mullahs’ core purpose is the destruction of Israel and, eventually, a broader war against the rest of the world.
2023 Swords of Iron War
In this view, those long-building pressures erupted into a wider war after October 7, 2023.
On Saturday, October 7, 2023, during the Jewish holiday of Simhat Torah, about 2,000 Hamas terrorists from the Gaza Strip broke through the southern border fence and infiltrated Israel by land, sea, and air at several locations. They advanced toward Israeli communities and population centers, murdering 1,225 civilians.
The assault was carried out alongside indiscriminate rocket fire targeting towns and cities in the south and center of the country, and Jerusalem, with the intent of maximizing civilian harm.
In response, the Swords of Iron war began. As of March 27, 2026, it had continued for about 902 days, while Hezbollah and Iran also joined the conflict.
The United States joined Israel, including with B-2 bomber operations linked to Operation Epic Fury and aimed at Iran’s deeply buried nuclear facilities.
Unfortunately, in this view, the Islamist mullahs remain in power to fight another day.
Operation Epic Fury
What began as proxy warfare and regional escalation widened further into direct U.S. military involvement under Operation Epic Fury.
Earlier NewsBlaze reporting described Operation Epic Fury as a U.S. campaign targeting Iran’s missile forces, missile production, navy, and related security infrastructure, while also seeking to prevent Tehran from getting nuclear weapons.
In this view, the peril was immediate. Iran was moving closer to the ability to produce multiple nuclear weapons, and the regime’s missile reach continued to grow.
The United States, it is argued, has no option but to confront Iran before those missiles one day threaten American shores. Iran has continued firing at Israel, including with cluster munitions, and has also launched missiles at multiple countries, including Gulf states.
As of this writing, the wider war linked to Operation Epic Fury is ongoing, with the United States and Israel participating. This time, it is argued, the goal must be the toppling of the Islamist mullah regime and the liberation of the Iranian people from the imposed hijab, burqa, and decades of oppression.
In this view, the regime that oppressed Iran and destabilized the region will not stop on its own. Islamic Iran must come to an end, and a new dawn of a free Iranian nation must rise.
