The Islamic Republic of Ariana is the other main Big Bad in the Decisive Action Training Environment. They are an obvious stand in for Iran, right down to their commitment to export their “Council of Guardians Revolution” to other countries all over the planet. They consider themselves the truest application of Islamic faith, and are happy to bring it to others via the sword. They use a sham representative government to appease or distract easily-confused Western powers, but are in reality controlled by a rigid clerical elite who have solidified their control of the military, and who deploy various terrorist organizations against their international foes. They also work hard to break around UN and US sanctions to procure nuclear weapons. They wish to become a major world power, and their interests can be found in any nation or scenario that may be trained for.