The national security of Iran and Israel: Confronting a common threat - opinion

In the calculations of national security, the destiny of nations is determined not by the names of politicians, but by the nature of threats, the enduring character of national interests, and the ability of governments to identify strategic dangers.From this perspective, the Islamic Caliphate regime of the Shi'ite mullah – under the meaningless and hollow banner of an imaginary phenomenon called the Islamic Republic – represents for Israel neither a passing political dispute nor merely a consequence of the policies of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu or Gadi Eisenkot, but a structural challenge to the national security of that country.Whether Netanyahu remains in power or Eisenkot assumes the leadership of Israel's next government, one fundamental reality will remain unchanged: the Islamic Republic continues to be regarded as one of Israel's most significant security threats; a threat whose consequences have also been profound and devastating when measured against the national interests of the Iranian people.Therefore, a clear distinction must be drawn between Iran as a historic nation and the occupying, plundering, repressive, destructive, and sellout regime of the Islamic Republic as the political structure ruling over it.A criminal cult that has occupied Iran by force of arms, and each of these Shi'ite mullahs is a walking bomb, far more dangerous and destructive than an atomic bomb, because they promote superstitions, delusions, and…