ResurgentIran
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Iran is ethnically fragile. What kept it together was the Super Powers’ determination to keep the Russians out of the warm waters. They needed a united country for that purpose. That particularly explains the Shah’s superb arsenal he was given by the U.S during the Cold War. The other reason is the Revolutionary Guard (Sepah). This is the beating heart of the Mullahs Regime. This is the only shield that is keeping them from falling right now.
This is actually the case of KSA. The Saudi security apparatus is the only one preventing a complete disintegration of KSA into several tribal enclaves. Thats what the massive weapons purchases is about.
But even then its not 100 % effective, as we see massive protests in eastern KSA.
KSA is a brittle glasshouse.