The U.S. backed Islamic fundamentalists in Afghanistan to undermine the Soviets.
Israel backed Islamic fundamentalist Hamas to undermine the PLO.
Seems everyone is always weaponizing Islamic fundamentalists against their opponents. And then it backfires on them.
The country is overwhelmingly Shiite and overwhelmingly supports the leadership of Shia Islam. That’s just the way it is and it’s not going to change.
These stories are all overhyped. Important question . . . who is funding these stories. Answer, any Sunni funding source that hates Shia and always has.
There are examples like that all through history.