Dated, no, but simplistic, yes - it's a tweet. The point is that Iran's foreign policy is primarily defensive and reactive, NOT expansionist or imperialist, and that it benefits more from its adversaries' blunders than from its own strategic or tactical genius.https://twitter.com/NGrossman81/status/1008040023793569792 …
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Replying to @thomasjuneau
It's a tweet... and I liked it! It was clever. But I disagree that most 21st century Iranian activity in Lebanon, Syria, Iraq, Yemen, etc is best classified as defense. But fair to say much of Iran's gains come from taking advantage of others' errors rather than strategic genius.
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Replying to @NGrossman81
We can respectfully agree to disagree here. I'd say Iran is in Syria primarily for defensive purposes - to ensure that its closest ally, in fact its only state ally, survives. (and now that is assured, Iran is stuck in a costly quagmire).
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Iran's entry into Syria, yes. Trying to set up permanent presence, including bases near Golan, less so. Lebanon and Yemen you'd have to take a very expansive view of defense. Many actions in Iraq function as both defense and offense simultaneously. In general, hard to classify.
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