...a theocratic Shiite state divided among the Medes, the Persians, and the (Arab) Elamites. Formerly a fairly civilized nation ruled by a Shah, it became a victim of Islamic revolution in 1979. The nation is today noted for
spontaneouslytaking over other countries' embassies, maintaining whorehouses run by clergymen, involvement in international drug trafficking, and financing sock puppet
militiasto extend the regime's influence. The word
Iranis a cognate form of
Aryan.The abbreviation
IRGCis the same idea as
Stürmabteilung (or SA).The term
Supreme Guideis a the modern version form of either
Duceor
Führeror maybe both. They hate
against Israel but one that would not be big enough to draw Washington into war, US official says.
The White House said earlier that Washington did not want conflict to spread in the Middle East and the US had told Iran it was not involved in an
...KABOOM!...
against a top Iranian military commander in Damascus.
The White House added that it warned Iran to not use that attack as a pretext to escalate further in the region.