Iran’s response to world outrage at the terrorist attack targeting Saudi Arabia’s Aramco oil facilities on September 14th, can be truthfully characterized as saber-rattling: “You go on accusing Iran. Did you think Iran is confined to its geographical borders?... Today, the Hashd al-Shaabi (Popular Mobilization Force) in Iraq is Iran. The Lebanese Hezbollah is Iran. Ansarollah (the Houthis) in Yemen is Iran. The Syrian National Front is Iran. Palestine’s Islamic Jihad is Iran. Hamas is Iran. These have all become Iran,” said Ahmad Alamalhoda, a senior official in Iran with very close ties to Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, during a sermon on September 20 in the city of Mashhad in northeast Iran. Such remarks were also heard from other regime officials aimed at boosting the low morale of Iran’s forces. The Kayhan daily, known as Khamenei’s mouthpiece inside Iran, published an article titled, “We will attack the UAE in such...(Read Full Article)