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This 5 page paper provides an overview of the question of whether Iran poses a threat to the West. In particular, this paper relates the question that has been raised recently, especially in light of the continued spread of Islamic fundamentalism, whether countries like Iran pose an active threat to the countries of the Western world. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
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Middle East interests. The question has been raised recently, especially in light of the continued spread of Islamic fundamentalism, whether countries like Iran pose an active threat to the
countries of the Western world. In attempting to answer this question, it is necessary to consider the past history of Iran and their interactions with the West, and the
impacts that the current "war on terrorism" has played in spreading the "myth" of Muslim violence against Western cultures (Esposito, 1992). Theorists have argued, for example, that since the
Iranian Revolution of 1979, the perceived threat to the West of countries like Iran have been defined by a focus on anti-Islam sentiments (Sezgin, 2000). In fact, it can
be argued that the "Islamic Threat" has become an international preoccupation, with a focus on the actions of leaders like the Shah of Iran and the belief in the forceful
push for Islamic leadership (Sezgin, 2000). The idea that Iran poses a significant threat to the countries of the West comes from the belief that Islamic culture is in
direct opposition to the belief systems of the West and that the people of Iran will forcefully fight against any efforts by the Western world to change their way of
life. Though cultural and religious differences are often supported as a means of directing public opinion towards the belief that countries like Iran pose a significant threat to
the countries of the West, there is greater support for the belief that this "myth" has been maintained out of national interests and the desire to support an existing balance
of power in the world order (Sezgin, 2000; See also Ramsey, 1968). Since the end of World War II, US defense and foreign policy has been based on the
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