د/ نصر بن العلاء القيداري

An Open Letter to President Donald Trump Mr. President, We do not want the United States to manage the Iranian threat, contain it, or recycle it through yet another series of political bargains. We want it brought to an end at its roots. We are not seeking a temporary weakening of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC). We want its military and security apparatus dismantled, its financial and ideological networks dismantled, and its network of armed proxies across the region brought to an end. These forces have entrenched themselves in our capitals, usurped the sovereignty of entire nations, and turned millions of people into hostages of an expansionist ideological project that recognizes neither national sovereignty nor the right of peoples to determine their own future. Our region has paid an enormous price in security, stability, economic prosperity, and the future of its children. We cannot accept passing on to another generation a legacy of fear, chaos, and militias, while expecting them to live with a reality created by the calculations of powerful nations. But there are questions that deserve clear and honest answers. Why is Washington now speaking of ending the Iranian threat, when for decades it has dealt with Tehran through containment, political concessions, and strategic bargains? Does the United States genuinely intend to put an end to Iran's expansionist ambitions, or does it prefer to keep the threat at a manageable level, preserving it as a political and military instrument that can be exploited when convenient? And do Israel's interests truly lie in the complete elimination of the Iranian threat? Or does the continued existence of such a formidable regional adversary provide Israel with a permanent justification for expanding its influence and consolidating its military and political dominance? We are not asking America to fight our wars for us, nor do we expect it to subordinate its national interests to ours. But we refuse to allow the blood of our people and the security of our nations to become bargaining chips in the negotiations of global powers. The security of the Gulf and the wider Arab world must never be treated as a secondary consideration in arrangements between Washington, Tel Aviv, and Tehran. Mr. President, The IRGC and its proxy militias are not an inevitable fate for this region. Iran's project of regional domination is not an eternal reality that our people must simply learn to endure. Ending this threat cannot mean merely striking military facilities and leaving the networks of influence, financing, recruitment, and arms supplies intact. Nor can it mean removing one political façade while preserving the machinery behind the project. A lasting solution requires dismantling the foundations of its power and preventing its capacity to regenerate and threaten its neighbours. We need a clear position, one that leaves no room for ambiguity: either there is a genuine commitment to ending Iran's expansionist project, or the people of this region deserve an honest admission that talk of stability is merely a slogan, subordinate to political interests and strategic bargains. We are tired of seeing our homelands turned into battlegrounds for other people's wars, of paying the price for agreements negotiated over our heads, and of burying our sons while others bargain over our future. We are not seeking a new victor in the struggle among global powers. We are seeking a region where its people can live in security, its nations can determine their own destinies, and future generations can inherit a future of peace and sovereignty rather than one dominated by militias and foreign interference. That is what we want. And that is what must serve as the measure of any serious American strategy toward our region.