Two Maps to Understand Iran

Will there be an invasion of Iran?
What are Iran’s priorities?
Will the regime fall? If so, how?
What will other superpowers do?
What will happen in Iran?

Two maps capture the essence of Iran and allow us to answer these questions.

Two Maps to Explain Iran

The first shows us that Iran is in the middle of everything. Throughout its history, it has confronted superpowers to its west like Babylon, Greece, Rome, the Ottoman Empire (now Turkey), the British Empire, the US… To its north, Russia. To its northeast, it has suffered dozens of invasions from nomadic people, the most famous of which were the Mongols. Nowadays, we must add Israel, Saudi Arabia, and Pakistan.

And for all these civilizations to communicate over land, they must pass through either Iran or the small gap between the Caspian Sea and the Ural Mountains in Russia (red arrows on the map). Iran is in the middle of a highway, with dozens of powers interested in controlling it.

This is the second map:

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