Религиозное импортозамещение по-ирански

Продолжая читать про Иран, дошел до момента когда страна решила сделать шиистский ислам государственной религией. Очень интересно. Над моментом ниже я немного так порефлексировал и экстраполировал описанное на текущую ситуацию.

The Safavids are a key turning point in history. In 1501 King Ismail announced that Shia Islam was the official religion. The origins of the Sunni–Shia split within Islam go back to the dispute over who should succeed the Prophet Muhammad following his death in 632 CE and the Battle of Karbala in 680. Many historians argue that King Ismail’s motivation was mostly political.
Its conversion to Shi’ism created deep hostility towards Persia, which helped form a nationalist identity, a strong central government and a suspicion of minorities which has been passed down through the centuries. It helped Iran become the country it is and contributes to the tensions in Lebanon, the wars in Yemen and Syria, and has been a factor in the clash between Iran and Saudi Arabia since the Iranian Revolution of 1979.