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He said: \u2018Persia and Azerbaijan are the wings, and A\u1e63bah\u0101n is the head. If you cut one wing, the other will rise, but both wings will fall if you cut the head. So, start with the head.\u201di<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In his \u201cClash of Civilizations,\u201d Samuel Huntington states that the United States does not wage war against nuclear nations. Today\u2019s Iran, the leader of the Shi\u2018ite coalition in the Middle East, has had its wings nearly cut: its allies in Gaza, Lebanon, Iraq, and Yemen \u2013 namely Hezbollah and Hamas \u2013 have been significantly weakened. Simultaneously, Israel is awaiting the opportunity to pounce at its head. Iran\u2019s last resort to deter an attack against it, following Huntington\u2019s axiom, is the swift and public production and testing of a nuclear weapon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-16018d1d wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-outline is-style-outline--1\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-global-color-color has-black-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/1oF4ENUUCiTriuJqIc67AM7li4hjeuI5w\/view?usp=sharing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Click Here<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In Al-Tabari\u2019s History, he narrates on the authorities of Abd al-Rahm\u0101n bin Mahdi (d. 198 A.H.) and Hamm\u0101d ibn Salamah (d. 167 A.H.) that \u201c\u2019Umar ibn al-Khatt\u0101b consulted with Hurmuz\u0101n on whether to start [a conquest] with Persia or Azerbaijan or A\u1e63bah\u0101n. 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