Regime leaders in Iran are more content to see continued confrontation with the United States and its Gulf neighbors rather than pursuing peace in an effort to keep their disenchanted population at bay, one expert says.U.S.forces have launched airstrikes against Iran in recent days following a brief pause in hostilities amid renewed flare-ups in the Strait of Hormuz.Tehran isn't as concerned about military action against the country, but rather discontent among Iranians, Dr.
Majid Sadeghpour, a human rights activist and the political director of the Organization of Iranian-American Communities, told Fox News Digital.TRUMP RETALIATES AFTER IRAN ATTACK AS EXPERT WARNS REGIME IS GROWING MORE DANGEROUSFires are lit as anti-government protesters rally Jan.8 in Tehran.
Iran prefers a low-level conflict with the United States over peace to focus the attention of its citizens elsewhere, one human rights activist warned.(Getty Images, File)Sadeghpour noted that U.S.
officials offered guarantees to Tehran that provided a pathway to peace for Iran."You get America to give you a guarantee that it wouldn't seek regime change.Nevertheless, they still attacked ships afterward," Sadeghpour said.
"They still attacked our bases in Jordan and Bahrain.So that speaks to the fact that the real threat to the regime is not the bombs from outside, but rather the population uprising."INSIDE TEHRAN: IRANIANS DESCRIBE IRGC'S BRUTAL RULE, POVERTY — ASK TRUMP TO 'STAY THE COURSE'Ships and tankers in the Strait of Hormuz off the coast of Musandam, Oman.
President Donald Trump says he isn't focused on bringing Tehran to the bargaining table.(Reuters, File)"For a regime that's militarized and requires friction, its survival now depends on that friction," he added.Iran has experienced major uprisings in recent years driven by economic collapse, high inflation, and deep discontent with the regime's strict religious interpretation of Islam.
In addition, the Iranian government has suppressed an...