Iran has become involved in all the regional flashpoints in the Middle East. The escalation is not accidental, and it raises questions about the stance and motives of the Islamic Republic.
IRAN’S SUPREME Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei attends a meeting with members of the Islamic Republic of Iran Air Force in Tehran, last week. Iran does not want to be directly involved in a war, neither against Israel nor the US, the writer argues.(photo credit: Office of the Iranian Supreme Leader/West Asia News Agency/Reuters)BySALEM ALKETBI