Archival: Prince Al-Waleed: Arab Spring Is #Arab Destruction; I Do Not Trust #Iran Since the outbreak of the Arab Spring, Iranian regime advocates have continuously cited the merits of exporting the Iranian model. They come up with contradictory views on the root causes of this Spring but usually agree on oversimplifying the complex realities on the ground of every Arab country by claiming that all the uprisings were essentially inspired by the Iranian experience. This was similar to their spin on the massive rallies held in Tehran after the 2009 presidential elections. They tried to frame these protests as an external attempt to manipulate internal Iranian politics, and seized the opportunity to list the merits and advantages of the Iranian model. Iranian explanations for the rapidly changing events in the Arab region keep changing in tandem - and in line with Iranian interests. For instance, there was some confusion over how to explain the Syrian revolution and the military coup that toppled Egypts President Mohamed Morsi - and to remain consistent with the great slogans for Irans Islamic revolution. Prelude to Islamic renaissance? At the beginning, Iran dealt with the Arab uprisings as a factor that would influence the future of the entire region. This was why Iran had to play a role in these developments. Capitalising on the Arab Spring, Iran endeavoured to redefine the concept of religious democracy for Muslim nations, along the lines of Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeinis political theories, with the aim of filling the vacuum in the region. Khomeini had promoted his ideas via the Iranian revolutionary model that called for a government system seeking to achieve the peoples religious government. The Arab uprisings were perceived by the ruling Iranian elites as a prelude for an Islamic renaissance that bears the spirit of the Iranian Islamic revolution.
Posted on: Mon, 06 Oct 2014 12:24:25 +0000
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