Divide and rule
Not very long ago, Hezbollah commanded great respect in the entire Muslim world for its heroic resistance to the Zionist tactics and its vocal support to the rights of the Palestinians. Nobody in the Arab world bothered about Hezbollah’s sectarian leanings. Such was the attitude of Muslims, particularly Arabs, toward members of other schools of thought. Unfortunately it morphed into a sectarian monster perhaps at the behest of its primary benefactor Iran thus losing all its respect and support it once enjoyed in the Arab and Muslim world.
The deepening sectarian divide in the Muslim world will affect both sides in the long run. A deeper analysis of Iran’s intentions reveal that the Iranian leadership is mainly motivated by nationalistic zeal, which it is trying to conceal in the garb of sectarianism. The information gleaned from various press statements by top Iranian civilian and military leadership shows that Tehran wishes to resurrect the Persian Empire. So basically we are witnessed a struggle of Persians to increase their circle of influence across the region. In order to promote its imperialistic designs, Tehran is exploiting sectarian sentiments of Shiites across the Arab world. Houthis present a good example. Ideologically, the Houthis of Yemen are much closer to the Sunnis. Had anybody interviewed any ayatollah in Iran and asked about Houthis’ position in the Shiite world, he would have plainly refused to accept them part of the Shiite world.
But in order to exploit the political instability in Yemen, Iran suddenly started supporting Houthis due to their “sectarian” leanings.
Shiites in the Arab world should think rationally before accepting the role of pawns in the great international game. And the same goes for Hezbollah. Iran is using the divide-and-rule policy in the Arab world. It is now up to the Arabs to foil Iran’s nefarious designs. might emerge.
One should not reject views, which tend to deviate from the popular viewpoints. Such writers should be appreciated for refusing to see things that appear on the surface. They connect the dotted lines to deeply understand a situation. The article in question is just an example of a similar approach. Instead of rejecting it as a conspiracy theory, we should try to think along those lines. Whatever views the writer has expressed in the article make sense.