Alidai never thought that Canglong was the kind of person who would talk empty words to threaten others. As far as he understood, Canglong's character was exactly the opposite. He would not threaten others. The reason why he said this to himself may be because "friends
"This is also the purpose of his coming here.
Iran has a very unique political style. Since the revolution in Iran in the late 1970s and early 1980s, the country has moved from a monarchy to a republic. Iran's largest military force is not the conventional army, but the Revolutionary Guards.
The Revolutionary Guards have their own uniqueness.
This is somewhat similar to Saddam's regime in Iraq. During Saddam's period, Iraq had the Republican Guard, which had the highest status as a military unit in the entire country. The only difference is that the Iranian Revolutionary Guard has loyal beliefs, and the Republican Guard served in the Iraq War.
It did not exert much combat effectiveness, proving that Saddam's rule was extremely unsuccessful.
Of course, the Iranian Revolutionary Guards and the Iraqi Republican Guard are also different. The status of the Shiite leader in Iran even exceeds that of the president. In other words, the country of Iran is actually controlled by the Shiite leader, although he has a unique style.
parliamentary elections, but in fact most of the powerful members of parliament are subordinates of Shia leaders and are called conservatives.
There is nothing that conservatives hate most than Americans, because before the 1980s, the Shah of Iran was pro-American and had an unusual relationship with Americans. But now conservatives believe that the Shah at that time was
The Americans were in control, so they launched a revolution.[
There are conservatives, and naturally there are radicals. The power of radicals in Iran has expanded in recent years, but they rarely get elected as president. This time, radicals in Iran ran for president, which shocked the West.
At the same time, they are also very happy because they finally see that the conservatives they hate so much are beginning to decline.
After understanding all this, you can find that Ali Daei's visit this time is unusual, because he himself is one of the spokespersons of the conservatives. Ali Daei is almost in charge of Iran's domestic arms exports. Although the Iran-Iraq war started
It has been so many years, but since the Americans invaded Afghanistan, conservatives in Iran have felt uneasy.
People in the CIA never want to infiltrate Iran. In fact, they have made achievements, such as the rise of radicals.
However, the CIA, representing the United States, understands very well that the strength of Iran's conservatives is too huge. The main reason is that Iran's conservatives are also Islamic Shias. The depth of their beliefs makes it difficult for them to instigate rebellion and some of the key figures to work for them.
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This has created an embarrassing situation. Every time Iran’s conservatives elect a president with a tough anti-American style, something happens almost every year. Among them, the most famous president is undoubtedly "Ahmadinejad"
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Americans really want to save this country under the guise of democracy. Unfortunately, it is a democratic government and does not need you to save it. After all, the president is elected by Congress. If you want to call it a dictatorship, it has serious rules.
Congress, the president elected every year still embarrasses you.
But let’s talk about democracy in Iran. In fact, conservatives account for 90% of the power. The key is that this is their belief. If you really intervene under the guise of solving the conservatives, I am afraid that all Islamic countries around the world will not agree. You
Isn’t the United States a country that respects beliefs and human rights? Why does it care what other people believe?
At this point, Basra is similar to Iran. The only difference is that the prophet in Basra has absolute authority, and the provincial government is only an executive agency, so the cohesion is stronger.
So the opportunity that Soryu is waiting for is Alidai. According to intelligence, the Iranian troops preparing to invade France and Austria this time are all regular troops, that is, the troops under the president, and have nothing to do with Iran's main military force, the Revolutionary Guards.
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Of course, Soryu is not stupid enough to believe that the conservatives have no intention of embezzling France. Otherwise, why would the Iranian navy blockade Iraq's coastline and fire on fishing boats in Basra?
Alidai's arrival obviously wanted to tell Canglong this, but in fact his real purpose was not to tell him this, but to
"Tell me honestly, what exactly are you conservatives planning?" Since Alidai couldn't say it himself, Canglong could only ask directly.
Smiling, Alidai said: "We hope to defeat, not to win. You and I both know very well that our main enemy is the United States."
"Then you are still firing at our fishing boats? Are you still arresting our fishermen? Are you still stationing hundreds of thousands of troops at the border?" Cang Long's questions were like a barrage of questions.
Alidai was a little embarrassed: "After all, he is the president, so we must at least show some form."
"Are you going to kill my people?" Cang Long's face turned cold, "Don't beat around the bush for me. If you still think of me as a friend, just state your purpose directly. I don't have so much time to waste on this kind of thing."
In the middle of a chat.”
"What we mean is that we do not hope for victory, but hope for defeat." Alidai said no nonsense, "After the war begins, the Revolutionary Guards will limit the scope of the war to the Faao City area and will never expand the war.
This is what the supreme leader means."
Canglong was silent. To put it simply, what Alidai meant was that our president sent troops to attack you, and then the conservative supreme leader cooperated with the president to do some cosmetic things. Now the supreme leader hopes that Basra can help them defeat the president's men.
Those conventional troops will completely weaken the power of the radicals, while the conservatives will help Basra and limit the possible expansion of the war at a critical moment.
This is definitely a good thing for Basra. If the war only occurs in Fao and does not expand to other areas of Basra, it will not have any impact on Basra's economy. The fighting is in full swing on the border, but nothing happens internally.
No, this is the promise made by conservatives to Canglong.[
But is this really a good thing? Canglong doesn't think so. This is completely to manipulate others. There must be conservatives behind this war. Otherwise, with the power of the President of Iran, if he wants to mobilize conventional troops, then
You also have to ask Congress, and Congress is controlled by conservatives. This is an ironclad rule.
"Do you think I will agree?" Canglong asked with a smile.
Alidai was stunned and said to himself: Why don't you agree to such a good opportunity? You must know that Iran's military strength is more than ten times that of Basra. Once Iran blocks the Strait of Hormuz, how will Iraq's oil be exported and how will it be earned?
Foreign exchange? Without economic support, how can we go to war with Iran? Once the war expands, both sides will lose.
"Friend, you are not really addicted to this prophet, are you?" Alidai asked strangely.
"This is my responsibility." Canglong sneered, "I don't care whether your president wants to fight or your conservatives are behind this. What I need to do is to remove all the troops that invade Basra territory.
Eliminate everyone without leaving a trace, and then launch an act of revenge."
Alidai's face changed drastically. He looked at Canglong and couldn't believe it. What he meant was to tell him that Canglong not only wanted to destroy the army that invaded Basra, but also entered Iran. It doesn't matter whether you are a conservative or a radical.
There is a sense that those who offend me will be punished no matter how far away they are.
"But what are you using to destroy these troops and invade Iran?" Alidai asked seriously, "As far as I know, if the war expands, you don't even have the strength to deal with the conventional troops under the president, let alone
Invading Iran."
Although Alidai did not want to talk to Canglong like this, as a friend, he had to remind Canglong of some established facts. Strength and threat must be directly proportional. A threat without strength is just a cannon.
"We'll see." Canglong said with a smile, "If one day you want to take the initiative for peace talks, I hope you can come to Basra with enough sincerity. Then we will discuss what is strength and what is a threat."
Canglong's confidence made Alidai unbelievable. The war hadn't even started yet. Canglong had already sworn that they would fail. Anyone would think that Canglong was talking nonsense. Now Alidai is completely convinced.
It's hard to see what Soryu is thinking. He doesn't believe that Basra can build up a military force that can compete with Iran in less than a year.
The war between the Prophet's Army and the Baath Party more than a month ago was enough to illustrate the problem.
Although Canglong did not agree to his conditions, Alidai still told Canglong about the specific deployment of the Iranian army, as well as the combat effectiveness and numbers of the troops, and the tactics they would use after the war began. Alidai felt that this was his
As a friend, I am the only help to Canglong. I hope Canglong's defeat will not be so miserable.
"If you can't stand it any longer, you can ask Vivian to contact me at any time." Alidai said calmly, "We can negotiate at any time. Don't make any plans to end the conflict together. Losing both sides will only allow the Americans to take advantage."
Canglong was very satisfied with Alidai's friendly attitude, no, it should be said that he was very satisfied, because he got everything he wanted. If before Alidai came, he was not sure of absolute victory, then now he has it.
Because conservatives in Iran are also worried about Americans, just like Simon is worried about Americans.
After Alidai left, Canglong called Su over, repeated Alidai's words, and then asked: "What do you think of this matter?"
"Iran's conservatives are really insidious. In doing so, they not only weakened the power of the radicals. Unsurprisingly, if we defeated the invading army, the radical president would step down, but it also weakened us."
We have military strength, and the war will not expand, so the Americans will not intervene, but the conservatives will make a lot of money." Su frowned, "No matter how you look at it, you will suffer a big loss.
It's all us, and we may lose Fa'ao forever. Losing ten kilometers of coastline is equivalent to completely blocking Basra inland."