Islamabad
Despite heightening political factionalism, Iran was presently looking for meaningful partnerships in the region and it was imperative for Pakistan to make the most of this opportunity, said former Ambassador Riffat Masood. She was addressing an in-house discussion titled “Understanding the Political Factions in Iran” at the IRS. She said that while Iran had been confronting some serious political challenges, worsening economic conditions, especially rampant inflation lied at the heart of the currently unfolding political crisis. Amidst the looming uncertainties was a huge youth bulge in Iran which was essentially a generation that had grown up under the Revolution. Ambassador Masood further added that while Iran had paid a hefty price for its various foreign policy adventurisms, in the form of sanctions in the past 40 years, western policies had not exactly succeeded in breaking Iran’s resilience as a country that continues to remain a challenge for the US.
