The regime's reason for being — fostering and exporting the Khomeinist revolution, as stated in its constitution — is a cause that transcends even the old Soviet communist regimes. For while the Soviets did espouse the cause of spreading communism and dominating the globe, there was a bit of Western pragmatism to their thinking that separates them in terms of negotiability from the Iranian regime. For the Soviets, their human system was their religion.
It was this same dynamic that made Mutual Assured Destruction a plausible deterrent in the Cold War: In the end, the Soviets could be relied upon to act rationally and value self-preservation. The same cannot be said of the Iranian mullah regime and their cause and messianic nature.
The Soviet Union acknowledged MAD. Conversely, we must acknowledge that there are at least enough members empowered within the Iranian mullah regime who simply are mad.
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