Why Iran is so Hard to Defeat
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Iran has repeatedly demonstrated its ability to withstand invasions, making it almost impossible to subjugate. But why is that? What makes Iran so tough?
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Topics: Geopolitics, History, Iran, Persian Gulf, Safavid Dynasty
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a:19:{s:8:"theTitle";s:68:"How US-Israel Strategy Exposes Global Injustice and Arab Complicity?";s:12:"thePermalink";s:102:"https://www.islamicity.org/103470/how-us-israel-strategy-exposes-global-injustice-and-arab-complicity/";s:13:"theAuthorName";s:15:"Mahboob Khawaja";s:12:"theThumbnail";s:79:"https://media.islamicity.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/biden-and-netanyahu.png";s:6:"isWhat";s:7:"article";s:7:"theIcon";s:0:"";s:8:"theEmbed";s:0:"";s:11:"theCategory";s:44:"cannot-retrieve-category-see-cell-part-1.php";s:6:"theTag";s:39:"israel violence|/topics/israel-violence";s:7:"theDate";s:11:"Nov 22 2024";s:11:"theDate_ORG";s:42:"November 21, 2024 {wpcf-soft-date engaged}";s:9:"theAuthor";s:35:"Mahboob Khawaja|/by/mahboob-khawaja";s:5:"theID";i:103470;s:14:"theReadingTime";s:6:"7 min.";s:10:"theExcerpt";s:141:"At today’s UNSC meeting on Gaza, the US once again used the veto power to reject the majority supported resolution for a ceasefire in Gaza.";s:12:"theTitle_ORG";s:68:"How US-Israel Strategy Exposes Global Injustice and Arab Complicity?";s:25:"processRelatedFacetsTitle";s:0:"";s:15:"whereItCameFrom";s:104:"content.php & related posts > post_tag=geopolitics OR history OR iran OR persian-gulf OR safavid-dynasty";s:8:"theFacet";s:0:"";}
a:19:{s:8:"theTitle";s:51:"Trump's Cabinet: Recipe for All-Out Middle East War";s:12:"thePermalink";s:84:"https://www.islamicity.org/103448/trumps-cabinet-recipe-for-all-out-middle-east-war/";s:13:"theAuthorName";s:12:"David Hearst";s:12:"theThumbnail";s:56:"https://img.youtube.com/vi/DoBalmuWf0A/maxresdefault.jpg";s:6:"isWhat";s:5:"video";s:7:"theIcon";s:33:"";s:8:"theEmbed";s:43:"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DoBalmuWf0A";s:11:"theCategory";s:44:"cannot-retrieve-category-see-cell-part-1.php";s:6:"theTag";s:17:"gaza|/topics/gaza";s:7:"theDate";s:11:"Nov 20 2024";s:11:"theDate_ORG";s:42:"November 19, 2024 {wpcf-soft-date engaged}";s:9:"theAuthor";s:29:"David Hearst|/by/david-hearst";s:5:"theID";i:103448;s:14:"theReadingTime";s:7:"11 min.";s:10:"theExcerpt";s:186:"David Hearst, editor-in-chief of Middle East Eye, explains why many young and Arab-American voters turned away from Vice President Kamala Harris in the recent US presidential elect......";s:12:"theTitle_ORG";s:51:"Trump's Cabinet: Recipe for All-Out Middle East War";s:25:"processRelatedFacetsTitle";s:0:"";s:15:"whereItCameFrom";s:104:"content.php & related posts > post_tag=geopolitics OR history OR iran OR persian-gulf OR safavid-dynasty";s:8:"theFacet";s:0:"";}
a:19:{s:8:"theTitle";s:32:"The Battle of Uhud as a Purifier";s:12:"thePermalink";s:66:"https://www.islamicity.org/88308/the-battle-of-uhud-as-a-purifier/";s:13:"theAuthorName";s:11:"Spahic Omer";s:12:"theThumbnail";s:77:"https://media.islamicity.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/iStock-1455411850.jpg";s:6:"isWhat";s:7:"article";s:7:"theIcon";s:0:"";s:8:"theEmbed";s:0:"";s:11:"theCategory";s:44:"cannot-retrieve-category-see-cell-part-1.php";s:6:"theTag";s:39:"madinah (medina)|/topics/madinah-medina";s:7:"theDate";s:11:"Mar 20 2025";s:11:"theDate_ORG";s:43:"September 13, 2023 {wpcf-soft-date engaged}";s:9:"theAuthor";s:27:"Spahic Omer|/by/spahic-omer";s:5:"theID";i:88308;s:14:"theReadingTime";s:7:"37 min.";s:10:"theExcerpt";s:100:"Summary: The battle of Uhud was a remarkable event in the history of Islam and Islamic civilization.";s:12:"theTitle_ORG";s:32:"The Battle of Uhud as a Purifier";s:25:"processRelatedFacetsTitle";s:0:"";s:15:"whereItCameFrom";s:104:"content.php & related posts > post_tag=geopolitics OR history OR iran OR persian-gulf OR safavid-dynasty";s:8:"theFacet";s:0:"";}
a:19:{s:8:"theTitle";s:75:"A World of Hunger and Inequality: Why the System Fails and What Must Change";s:12:"thePermalink";s:109:"https://www.islamicity.org/103954/a-world-of-hunger-and-inequality-why-the-system-fails-and-what-must-change/";s:13:"theAuthorName";s:17:"Siraj Islam Mufti";s:12:"theThumbnail";s:64:"https://media.islamicity.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/sdgs.jpg";s:6:"isWhat";s:7:"article";s:7:"theIcon";s:0:"";s:8:"theEmbed";s:0:"";s:11:"theCategory";s:44:"cannot-retrieve-category-see-cell-part-1.php";s:6:"theTag";s:31:"geopolitics|/topics/geopolitics";s:7:"theDate";s:11:"Jan 26 2025";s:11:"theDate_ORG";s:41:"January 26, 2025 {wpcf-soft-date engaged}";s:9:"theAuthor";s:39:"Siraj Islam Mufti|/by/siraj-islam-mufti";s:5:"theID";i:103954;s:14:"theReadingTime";s:7:"21 min.";s:10:"theExcerpt";s:106:"The United States is the Wealthiest country in the world with a total wealth of over 135 trillion dollars.";s:12:"theTitle_ORG";s:75:"A World of Hunger and Inequality: Why the System Fails and What Must Change";s:25:"processRelatedFacetsTitle";s:0:"";s:15:"whereItCameFrom";s:104:"content.php & related posts > post_tag=geopolitics OR history OR iran OR persian-gulf OR safavid-dynasty";s:8:"theFacet";s:0:"";}
a:19:{s:8:"theTitle";s:68:"Iran, Hezbollah Aim to Bolster Assad as Rebels Target Syria’s Homs";s:12:"thePermalink";s:99:"https://www.islamicity.org/103592/iran-hezbollah-aim-to-bolster-assad-as-rebels-target-syrias-homs/";s:13:"theAuthorName";s:9:"Dawn News";s:12:"theThumbnail";s:56:"https://img.youtube.com/vi/8dTOeccVBTU/maxresdefault.jpg";s:6:"isWhat";s:5:"video";s:7:"theIcon";s:33:"";s:8:"theEmbed";s:43:"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8dTOeccVBTU";s:11:"theCategory";s:44:"cannot-retrieve-category-see-cell-part-1.php";s:6:"theTag";s:17:"iran|/topics/iran";s:7:"theDate";s:10:"Dec 7 2024";s:11:"theDate_ORG";s:41:"December 7, 2024 {wpcf-soft-date engaged}";s:9:"theAuthor";s:27:"Dawn News|/source/dawn-news";s:5:"theID";i:103592;s:14:"theReadingTime";s:6:"2 min.";s:10:"theExcerpt";s:186:"Iran has announced plans to send missiles, drones, and advisors to Syria amid significant advances by opposition forces against President Bashar al-Assad's regime.
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a:19:{s:8:"theTitle";s:27:"What is Happening in Syria?";s:12:"thePermalink";s:61:"https://www.islamicity.org/103562/what-is-happening-in-syria/";s:13:"theAuthorName";s:10:"Al Jazeera";s:12:"theThumbnail";s:56:"https://img.youtube.com/vi/IYrM-1zjZow/maxresdefault.jpg";s:6:"isWhat";s:5:"video";s:7:"theIcon";s:33:"";s:8:"theEmbed";s:43:"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IYrM-1zjZow";s:11:"theCategory";s:44:"cannot-retrieve-category-see-cell-part-1.php";s:6:"theTag";s:27:"syria war|/topics/syria-war";s:7:"theDate";s:10:"Dec 4 2024";s:11:"theDate_ORG";s:41:"December 3, 2024 {wpcf-soft-date engaged}";s:9:"theAuthor";s:29:"Al Jazeera|/source/al-jazeera";s:5:"theID";i:103562;s:14:"theReadingTime";s:7:"17 min.";s:10:"theExcerpt";s:117:"Over the past week, Syrian opposition fighters have seized control of Aleppo and advanced further south towards Hama.";s:12:"theTitle_ORG";s:27:"What is Happening in Syria?";s:25:"processRelatedFacetsTitle";s:0:"";s:15:"whereItCameFrom";s:104:"content.php & related posts > post_tag=geopolitics OR history OR iran OR persian-gulf OR safavid-dynasty";s:8:"theFacet";s:0:"";}
a:19:{s:8:"theTitle";s:25:"Untangling The Syrian War";s:12:"thePermalink";s:60:"https://www.islamicity.org/103561/untangling-the-syrian-war/";s:13:"theAuthorName";s:10:"Mahmood Od";s:12:"theThumbnail";s:56:"https://img.youtube.com/vi/wRtZ0NhM3TY/maxresdefault.jpg";s:6:"isWhat";s:5:"video";s:7:"theIcon";s:33:"";s:8:"theEmbed";s:43:"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wRtZ0NhM3TY";s:11:"theCategory";s:44:"cannot-retrieve-category-see-cell-part-1.php";s:6:"theTag";s:27:"syria war|/topics/syria-war";s:7:"theDate";s:10:"Dec 4 2024";s:11:"theDate_ORG";s:41:"December 3, 2024 {wpcf-soft-date engaged}";s:9:"theAuthor";s:29:"Mahmood Od|/source/mahmood-od";s:5:"theID";i:103561;s:14:"theReadingTime";s:7:"17 min.";s:10:"theExcerpt";s:0:"";s:12:"theTitle_ORG";s:25:"Untangling The Syrian War";s:25:"processRelatedFacetsTitle";s:0:"";s:15:"whereItCameFrom";s:104:"content.php & related posts > post_tag=geopolitics OR history OR iran OR persian-gulf OR safavid-dynasty";s:8:"theFacet";s:0:"";}
a:19:{s:8:"theTitle";s:23:"On the Road to Damascus";s:12:"thePermalink";s:58:"https://www.islamicity.org/103564/on-the-road-to-damascus/";s:13:"theAuthorName";s:13:"Aaron Mate+..";s:12:"theThumbnail";s:56:"https://img.youtube.com/vi/B8hSLlAgtZI/maxresdefault.jpg";s:6:"isWhat";s:5:"video";s:7:"theIcon";s:33:"";s:8:"theEmbed";s:43:"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B8hSLlAgtZI";s:11:"theCategory";s:44:"cannot-retrieve-category-see-cell-part-1.php";s:6:"theTag";s:23:"turkiye|/topics/turkiye";s:7:"theDate";s:10:"Dec 4 2024";s:11:"theDate_ORG";s:41:"December 3, 2024 {wpcf-soft-date engaged}";s:9:"theAuthor";s:28:"Aaron Mate+..|/by/aaron-mate";s:5:"theID";i:103564;s:14:"theReadingTime";s:7:"17 min.";s:10:"theExcerpt";s:186:"Max Blumenthal and Aaron Mate discuss the lightning takeover of Aleppo by rebranded Al Qaeda militants, and the role of NATO, the US and Israel in nurturing them as an asset.
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