ing and which they use in their relations with their people, this rejected merchandise which has destroyed Iran and filled its jails with Iranians who had, however, played a leading role in the fall of the Shah's regime"! Is this merchandise more valuable than that which has tragically set the peopies of Iran against each other'! Is it better than that which has been refused by the members of the clergy, the mujtahidin or the mujahidin (who base them~elves on interpretation or tradition)'! That being so, is it conceivable that a human being, whoever he may be and however zealous he may be, can think that he will be able to foist this unsaleable merchandise, which the Iranian citizens and thinkers themselves reject. on the Iraqis and peoples of the region by exporting it by force of arms or occupation'! Islam is the last revealed divine religion and the venerable prophet Mohammed (may the blessing and peace of God be upon him) is the last of God·s prophets and emissaries to date. This amounts to saying that the margin of interpretation of the law by the faithful in their daily life and conduct has widened as compared with the pre-Islamic period. If this is so, as it actually is. by what right do the Iranian leaders deny the peoples of the region and tho people of Iraq the right to choose their own way of life and why are they deter­ mined to export a hostile and backward system at the very time that it is rejected by a large part of the militant and fighting people of Iran to the extent of taking up arms against ii'! Your regime. gentlemen, is based on war and the pursuit of war: 
**Analysis**
The text appears to be a political statement or editorial, criticizing the Iranian regime and its attempts to impose its beliefs and values on other countries. The author is not discussing economic development, natural resources, or any other technical topic. Instead, the text focuses on the political and ideological aspects of the Iranian regime, highlighting the contradictions and flaws in its approach.

**Category**
Politics, Culture