This aggression is not about Iran’s regional domination, it is about silencing the aspirations of the Yemeni people.
![Yemeni men chant slogans while holding posters of Houthi rebel leader [AP]](/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/d5c8578edead4be8b9ee50a629874f8d_18.jpeg?resize=270%2C180&quality=80)

This aggression is not about Iran’s regional domination, it is about silencing the aspirations of the Yemeni people.
![Yemeni men chant slogans while holding posters of Houthi rebel leader [AP]](/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/d5c8578edead4be8b9ee50a629874f8d_18.jpeg?resize=270%2C180&quality=80)
Iran remains profoundly sceptical of US intentions and professed determination to degrade and destroy ISIL.
![Iranians do not buy the argument that a repentant US is waging a real war against ISIL, writes Marandi [Reuters]](/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/2014116132017409734_20.jpeg?resize=270%2C180&quality=80)
Western media’s caricaturish coverage of Iran masks an uncomfortable truth.
![Western media falsely implies that Ayatollah Khamenei is unpopular, writes Marandi [AP]](/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/20141018911221734_20.jpeg?resize=270%2C180&quality=80)
Powerful countries are alarmed by the threats against Russia as they see themselves as potential future targets.
![Countries with major oil and gas reserves such as Russia, Iran and Iraq are already turning eastward, writes Marandi [Getty Image]](/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/201451911835340734_20.jpeg?resize=270%2C180&quality=80)
How the ‘crippling sanctions’ policy has started to cripple the tormentor.
![The new Iranian administration initiated, with the support of a broad spectrum of political parties and institutions, an approach that Ayatollah Khamenei called 'heroic flexibility', writes Marandi [Getty Images]](/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/2014421124838954734_20.jpeg?resize=270%2C180&quality=80)
Over 100,000 deaths and millions of refugees later, is the Western narrative similar to what Iranians have been saying?
![Iran became more sceptical and alarmed when bombings and suicide attacks began late in 2011, in Syria writes Marandi [AFP]](/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/2014439151516734_20.jpeg?resize=270%2C180&quality=80)
The former chief nuclear negotiator’s skill at forging coalitions was key to his victory in Iran’s presidential race.
