An Iranian opposition figure, responding to an Iraqi commentator, argued that Iran's size, population, and strategic depth make it fundamentally different from Lebanon or Gaza. She warned that a destroyed Iran would trigger a massive refugee crisis and devastate regional oil infrastructure, and said Turkey has become a more effective negotiator than Tehran. The figure also criticized what she called Israeli misjudgments, citing a former Mossad chief's assessment that the regime was near collapse.
The remarks were posted on Monday morning on Iranian Telegram channels, as part of a broader online exchange between Iranian and Iraqi commentators. The figure, who identifies as an opposition activist, pushed back against the notion that Iran could be pressured into concessions similar to those extracted from Hezbollah in Lebanon or Hamas in Gaza. She stressed Iran's demographic and geographic scale, noting that the country's population exceeds that of Iraq and Saudi Arabia combined, and warned that even a severely weakened Iran could inflict catastrophic damage on regional energy infrastructure. Her mention of Turkey as a more skilled negotiator reflects Ankara's growing role as a diplomatic intermediary between the West and Iran, a topic The Zioneer has previously covered. The critique of Israeli intelligence assessments echoes earlier reports of disagreements within Israeli security circles over the stability of the Iranian regime.
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