Trump miscalculated Iran — and exposed all his cards
The Carter administration viewed Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini through a religious and largely apolitical lens, underestimating the ideological nature of the revolution he led. Many in Washington failed to grasp that Khomeini was not merely a spiritual figure, but the architect of a doctrine that fused theology with political absolutism. In contrast, Israeli intelligence — along with warnings from the Shah — recognized that Iran was undergoing not just a political upheaval, but the emergence of a revolutionary ideology with regional ambitions.
- ▪The Carter administration viewed Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini through a religious and largely apolitical lens, underestimating the ideological nature of the revolution he led.
- ▪Many in Washington failed to grasp that Khomeini was not merely a spiritual figure, but the architect of a doctrine that fused theology with political absolutism.
- ▪In contrast, Israeli intelligence — along with warnings from the Shah — recognized that Iran was undergoing not just a political upheaval, but the emergence of a revolutionary ideology with regional ambitions.
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As President Donald Trump prepares to meet Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu once again, both leaders confront a question that has shaped the Middle East for nearly half a century: how did the West so profoundly misread the Islamic Revolution in Iran — and can that mistake still be corrected?The roots of this miscalculation trace back to 1979. The Carter administration viewed Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini through a religious and largely apolitical lens, underestimating the ideological nature of the revolution he led. Many in Washington failed to grasp that Khomeini was not merely a spiritual figure, but the architect of a doctrine that fused theology with political absolutism.
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