r/neoliberal • u/Currymvp2 unflaired • Apr 13 '24

Iran begins attack, launching dozens of drones that'll take hours to arrive News (Middle East)

https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_entry/report-iran-begins-attack-on-israel-launching-dozens-of-drones-thatll-take-hours-to-arrive/
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u/[deleted] Apr 13 '24

Iran isn't trying to exterminate Jews because they want revenge for Mossadegh (whom the Ayotollahs hate anyway after he betrayed them in 1951 after one of their minions assisnated his predecessor on his behalf so he could become PM) they are trying to exterminate Jews because their leadership is furiously and viciously antisemitic.

Their is literally nothing that Israelis could do short of mass suicide that would appease the Iranian government and stop them from trying to destabilize the region. The only reason they weren't trying to destroy Israel prior to the late 80s was because they were preoccupied fighting Saddam Hussein and before that they were not yet in power.

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u/barktreep Immanuel Kant Apr 13 '24

Now that’s an overly simplistic take. Like everyone else in the region, Iran uses Israel as a rallying cry to expand their influence. Their motivations are their own self-interest. 

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u/[deleted] Apr 13 '24

If their only motivation was their own self interest and expansion of influence they would target their proxies at Saudi Arabia which is their actual competitor for influence in the region.

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u/barktreep Immanuel Kant Apr 13 '24

They’re a Persian country in an Arab neighborhood. They win a lot more friends attacking Israel than Saudi Arabia. 

If a SA/Iran war broke out, Israel would absolutely join in as well.

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u/[deleted] Apr 13 '24

If a SA/Iran war broke out Israel would sit back and enjoy popcorn.

And they hated Israel long before they started jockeying for influence in the region. Khameini's primary predecessor was ousted from the Levant for being openly pro-nazi in 1941.