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In his opinion, in the contemporary era, Iran's name is synonymous with various facets like: "the Great Satan", "Hostage Taking" and ayatollahs that relate all the ills in the world to the US or the "Great Satan"; and a more poignant question that in Pollack's opinion was present for a long time before 9/11 is brought to mind: "why do they (Iranians) seek estrangement from us (Americans)?" He is of the opinion that on the whole, Iran's policies and conduct as the US main rival in the Persian Gulf has been the source of much confusion for America, while at the' same time (most) Iranians are also confused about the US' behavior as well as their own country's conduct and view any explanation .
Thirdly, from the beginning of the 19th century, weakness and frailty in Iran's governments of the time have resulted in unilateral raids by strong European governments (who from the Iranian people's point of view have both weak faiths and baseless civilizations) and their lack of attention to public well-being as well as their barging in on various aspects of Iran's governance, was offensive ©Institute for Political and International Studies and humiliating for the public of this country, According to the author's claims, the degree of vulnerability of current Iran that has enjoyed past magnificence is made up of a combination of three elements of superiority complex, simultaneous with inferiority complex and xenophobia; and its final result has many complexities and ramifications for Iran's society and government's behavior that severely complicate a fundamental understanding of such behavior for an outside observer.