When my wife (Rachelle) was a teenager in the 1970s, she lived with her family in Tehran, Iran. Her father worked for an oil company that had a business in the Iranian capital.
Rachelle and I love the Persian people.
I am writing this post to help you understand the difference between ancient Persia (Iran), the Persian people, and the modern Muslim clerical Arabic leaders of the Islamic Republic of Iran who dominate the Persian people by force.
Why should every American know the difference between the dark Islamic Republic of Iran and the Persian people?
Because our sons and daughters may soon be fighting in the Middle East, and the Persian people are not our enemy.
The government of Iran is leading a proxy war against Israel and the United States.
The war is real, though unofficial. It is evident by chants like “Death to America” and “From the River to the Sea,” as well as the October 7, 2023, attack on Isr…
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