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Syria-Lebanon-Iran
Iran's militias push Middle East toward all-out war
2021-03-30
[ARABNEWS] What were earlier simply claims that Iran’s regime was using its loyalist armed militias in Iraq, Syria and Yemen
...an area of the Arabian Peninsula sometimes mistaken for a country. It is populated by more antagonistic tribes and factions than you can keep track of...
as bargaining chips to gain more leverage in any prospective nuclear negotiations with the US are now acknowledged facts requiring no further proof.

Instead, the discussion now is about the extent to which Tehran is willing to deploy its proxy militias across the region and instruct them to launch devastating offensive operations, ultimately leading to all-out war. Are the Gulf states militarily and socially prepared to counter the ramifications of such a catastrophic war? And what would be the role of the US, Europa
Posted by:Fred

#2  My fear exactly.
Posted by: Tom   2021-03-30 13:39  

#1  The danger is that they will miscalculate as a result of Biden's perceived weakness and push him to the point where he will have no political option other than to respond militarily. Then we'll see how his new, diverse military performs.
Posted by: Abu Uluque   2021-03-30 13:08  

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