Goddamnit: if a wider war breaks out use this thread for context

[CumbrianLefty]

What it does point out is that Iran is embedding itself to wait out the attrition conflict long term to see the Saudis fall and focus on expanding smuggling routes.

Can't happen a day too soon.

[CumbrianLefty]

So a lot of engineers for the aerospace and nuclear industry have been assassinated by Mossad lately, way more than usual. Normally the flexing is spaced out by a few months per kilo but they are really going at it.

It is clear the Israeli government, in needing to survive, wants to instigate war. Iran’s policy has been not to do first strikes because it knows it isn’t ready and wants to engage in defensive offense and seep through the cracks, like it did in Lebanon and Iraq. Still, while the chances of a second Israeli offensive into Lebanon is definite to secure the gas fields and finally create a new buffer zone to prevent missile strikes,

Ah heck who am I kidding, war is going to happen and I expect it will occur before the Biden administration leaves as the Israelis don’t trust the Republicans anymore.

you are predicting war with Iran?  That's been a very popular prediction over the years, many progressives (and other haters of the west) just knew Dubya was going to declare war and do so to stay in office.  Fewer, but still some, predicted Obama would, many more predicted Trump would.  Maybe eventually you'll be right. 

Tbf certain Washingon pundits started calling for war with Iran in the early Clinton years.

[CumbrianLefty]

The notion of Islamophobia is neo-Orientalist.

What does this even mean?

There is plenty of genuine - and often highly nasty - anti-Islamic prejudice about.

You don't even have to *like* the religion (or indeed any other) to see this.

[CumbrianLefty]

Iran sets to have a closer relationship with the Taliban as the latter shuns Pakistan

the Arab kingdoms and Israel continue to strengthen ties

Turkey to partially pay for Russian gas with rubles

Why can't you just link to normal news websites instead of all these weird ones like "Left Voice" or "Workers Weekly" or "Daily Pickaxe" and so on?

Ah, memories of the ultra-left press of yore.

Workers Hammer was maybe my all time favourite title.

[CumbrianLefty]

I would not be surprised if Turkey’s relations with Iran drastically deteriorate if the CHP comes to power given that they are puppets of the US and Eurozone. I fear only they can actually go about severing the economic relations between both countries and kicking out the Iranian merchants in Turkey. The only question is will they continue to go after the Kurds and reform the Turkish sphere of influence or will they and nationalistic Azerbaijan strike Iran.
Saudi Arabia and Jordan have made up after the Palace incident Jordan has had, by expanding ties
The UAE throws the current Sudanese regime a life vest

I think this wraps up all the civil unrest that has been plaguing the stable countries; the conflict in Jenin has died down and Israel isn’t poking anyone else risk the offshore oil fields, the Iranian protests have been suppressed, Iraq and Lebanon have had most people move on to focusing on work due to a collapsing economy, and now the Sudanese protests have died down. No one wants to risk war now else face the economic consequences.

Still ongoing, even if on a slightly lesser scale than before.

[CumbrianLefty]

Yes, your last point is often overlooked.