Chapter 221 Another Route

Hearing Andrei's words, Andropov's eyes suddenly lit up: "Andrei, tell me."

"Afghanistan has nothing. There are no resources or food. The land is barren and the indigenous people are tough. It's just that the geographical location is a little better. Moreover, even if we occupy Afghanistan, we can't open up the road to the south. We must take a piece of land from Iran or Pakistan before we can go south to the Indian Ocean. Instead of this, we might as well be more direct."

Andrei looked at Andropov steadily and said, "What do you think of us going south from Iran?"

Among Peter the Great's three routes, the one from the Black Sea through Turkey was not easy. Feeling the strong military threat from the Soviet Union, Western countries established the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, or NATO, in 1949, and in 1952, Turkey joined NATO.

This is different from occupying an island country. Attacking Türkiye is equivalent to attacking NATO, which is equivalent to declaring war on the entire Western world. There is no doubt that the Soviet Union is not ready for this.

The Turkish route is not feasible, and the Afghan route has become a dead end in Andre's words, so the only option is to take the Iranian route.

"However, Iran is still a running dog of the United States." Andropov said lightly. In his own home, he could say such vulgar words as running dog without any scruples.

"Yes, but you must have noticed that Iran's White Revolution has led to serious political problems in the country." Andre analyzed calmly: "Iran is rich in oil, but these oil revenues have not significantly improved people's lives. Iran's royal rule has led to extreme corruption in the upper class. At this time, Iran's industrialization has led to a large number of rural people entering the city, leaving a large number of workers unemployed. The most important thing is that Iran is moving closer to the West, and all kinds of bourgeois decadent things are eroding every corner of Iran. Murder books and films are rampant, casinos and brothels are openly active, Western-style bars and nightclubs compete for profits in the market, and social customs are corrupt, impacting Iran's inherent Islamic cultural traditions and lifestyles, causing widespread dissatisfaction among Muslims. Therefore, Iran is now a volcano that can erupt at any time. At that time, the pro-American Western forces will be overturned in an instant, and the Muslims will come up with a new political system. At that time, it will be our opportunity to contact Iraq and destroy Iran in one fell swoop! Of course, we should start planning now and support the forces there."

The biggest advantage of a time traveler is that he can predict the future! Andre certainly knew about the Islamic Revolution in Iran in 1979. From that time on, Iran became a regime of dictatorship, and the hard days of the Iranian people began.

The original Pahlavi government was a loyal lackey of the United States. Almost all of the United States' active military equipment was available in Iran. If it were not for the Pahlavi government's wrong economic policies that led to the reversal of religious forces, Iran would probably have been even more terrifying in later generations.

Now they are secretly cultivating and instigating the rise of GCZY forces in Iran, quietly and slowly waiting until Khomeini's Islamic revolution is launched in 1979, then stabilizing Iraq and not attacking Iran immediately, and allowing Islam in Iran to deepen, which will inevitably lead to a counterattack by secular forces. After all, Iranians have become accustomed to modern society, and women cannot even show their thighs when going out, which is a historical regression!

When secular forces counterattack, the Soviet Union's opportunity has arrived! Join Iraq to launch a war against Iran. It is not necessary for the Soviet Union to personally participate, but only need to use its own trained agents. The more chaotic and fierce the fight, the more arms and supplies the Soviet Union will export, and the training of agent forces can be accelerated. Anyway, Iran has plenty of oil, so there is no need to worry that Iran cannot pay.

In fact, during the Iran-Iraq War, secular forces in Iran colluded with the Soviet Union in an attempt to eliminate the Khomeini regime. The Soviet Union also deployed hundreds of thousands of troops on the Iran-Soviet and Iran-Afghanistan borders, ready to change Iran's color immediately. Unfortunately, due to strong protests from the United States and the deployment of the Fifth Fleet, the plan was aborted.

Iran is a huge breakthrough for the Soviet Union’s Cold War strategy, even more than the island countries!

One is that Iran's strategic position is very important. It is one of the major political powers in the Middle East and also a major oil country. Once it is obtained, it will be more valuable than Afghanistan! Secondly, Iran is equipped with active weapons of the US military such as F14 Tomcat fighters and AH-1 Cobra helicopters. If the Soviet Union took the opportunity to obtain them, it would be a progress for the Soviet military industry!

Moreover, for the West, their economic lifeline is oil! After the disintegration of the Soviet Union, almost every war the United States has fought is an oil war! With Iran under control and Iraq as a good friend, the crude oil production areas of the West are in danger! If Iraq is more ambitious and even annexed Saudi Arabia, then the Soviet Union will control almost the entire oil producing area in the Middle East!

Let’s see how the West survives then!

Compared with occupying a barren land, Afghanistan, the value of occupying Iran is absolutely huge! When Andropov heard Andrei's words, he was deeply shocked. This Andrei saw further! Moreover, it seemed possible to achieve it. And all these inferences must be based on one foundation. There will be a revolution in Iran, and the influence of the United States in Iran will be completely finished!

"Andrei, will there really be a revolution against the existing Pahlavi royal family in Iran that you mentioned?" Andropov asked.

"Yes." Andre said, "Those MSLs cannot think like us. They have a kind of fanaticism. Once instigated, they will burst out with great power. It is entirely possible to overthrow the Pahlavi royal family. I estimate that this situation will occur within two years."

Time passed by bit by bit, and Andropov, sitting on the sofa, fell into deep thought. Obviously, his attention was mainly focused on Afghanistan, and he did not think of taking action in Iran.

According to Andre's narration, this is obviously a better opportunity! If it is really as Andre said, the pro-American Iranian royal family will be overthrown, and the influence of Americans in the Middle East will be weakened at once. If the Soviet Union can control Iran, it can establish its position of dominating the world in one fell swoop!

By then, let's see how the Europeans can still be arrogant! As long as we join forces, we can raise the price of oil!

Andropov, who was in deep thought, suddenly grasped his lower back with his hands.