Well fortunately for the Iranian regime, they have the entire West as convenient boogyman.

Starting with the overthrow of Mosaddegh in 53 and installation of the Shah, through the Iran Iraq War, etc.

At least they don't have a 2000 year gap in their civil evolution.

It does seem the Zionists are re-litigating the same issue the Maccabees had with the Romans. It's a big, messy world out there and that Bronze Age tribalism needs to not keep burning all its bridges.

Persia was a civilization when the Israelites were still in Egypt.