fraction of the people killed in world war ii. iran's regime pose as great threat to israel but to the peace of the entire world. to understand just how dangerous iran would be with nuclear weapons, we must fully understand the nature of the regime. the people of iran are very talented people. they are heirs to one of the world's great civilizations. in 1979, they were hijacked by religious zealots. that year zealots drafted a constitution. a new one for iran. it directed the revolutionary guards to not only protect iran's borders but also to fulfill the ideological mission of jihad. the regime's founder exhorted his followers to export the revolution throughout the world.