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Israel-Gaza Megathread #2
This is a refreshed megathread for any posts on the conflict between (so far, and so far as I know) Hamas and the Israeli government, as well as related geopolitics. Culture War thread rules apply.
Out of all Iran’s close friends and proxies (Assad, Houthis, Hezbollah, Iraqi Shia groups…) Hamas has the most strained relationship with the mothership. Hamas is the only non-Shia group in the above, was on the opposite side in the Syrian civil war etc. Hamas are fair-weather friends for Iran.
Also, the situation is pretty good for Iran now, their allies control most of Iraq, Assad is firmly in power in Syria, relations with India and China are fine, the hijab protests were seemingly totally suppressed, and even the Saudis are close to suing for peace in Yemen. They’re on the way to accomplishing almost everything they want geopolitically.
Meanwhile Palestine is this dog chasing car situation, the regime only supported it because of Khomeini’s longstanding anti-Zionism going back to the ‘60s and because it was good propaganda against the Shah back in the day, and then it kind of snowballed into the present situation.
It’s unclear that even a generous settlement for the Palestinians would be good for Iran at all. It’s mainly a way for them to project a kind of moral and religious purity to the rest of the Ummah.
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Notes -
Out of all Iran’s close friends and proxies (Assad, Houthis, Hezbollah, Iraqi Shia groups…) Hamas has the most strained relationship with the mothership. Hamas is the only non-Shia group in the above, was on the opposite side in the Syrian civil war etc. Hamas are fair-weather friends for Iran.
Also, the situation is pretty good for Iran now, their allies control most of Iraq, Assad is firmly in power in Syria, relations with India and China are fine, the hijab protests were seemingly totally suppressed, and even the Saudis are close to suing for peace in Yemen. They’re on the way to accomplishing almost everything they want geopolitically.
Meanwhile Palestine is this dog chasing car situation, the regime only supported it because of Khomeini’s longstanding anti-Zionism going back to the ‘60s and because it was good propaganda against the Shah back in the day, and then it kind of snowballed into the present situation.
It’s unclear that even a generous settlement for the Palestinians would be good for Iran at all. It’s mainly a way for them to project a kind of moral and religious purity to the rest of the Ummah.
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