The American strikes are likely to be accepted – and even privately praised – by a Middle East officialdom that has long seen Iran as the primary threat to regional stability.
If Iran had hoped its neighbors would rise to its defense in the wake of unprecedented American and Israeli attacks, that moment may have passed.
On Monday, Iran fired back at the U.S. with a strike on the American Al Udeid Air Base in Qatar, in what is already being seen as merely a face-saving gesture. Qatar said it had intercepted the Iranian missiles and condemned the attack, calling it a violation of its sovereignty.
But even as Middle Eastern leaders were quick to criticize Donald Trump’s paradigm-shifting assault on Iran following 10 days of Israeli bombardment, the American strikes are likely to be accepted — and even privately cheered — by an Arab officialdom that has long seen Shia Iran as the primary threat to regional stability.
Because as we all know Persian and Arab Muslims stick together through thick and thin, right? /s
They don’t want to mess with dat Arab money
“As crazy people exchange gunfire on the street, neighbors lock their doors and hunker down in their houses.”
Yosemite Sam claims victory, and promises to make America Rootin’ Tootin’ again
MARTA!
Nobody hates Arab nations more than other Arabs. They don’t get along. That’s why I laugh at these countries moralizing about gaza. These Arab nations despise and look down on Palestinians more than anyone. They despise each other
Iranians tend not to be Arabs given their history as the nation of Persian peoples.
Iran is Persian, not Arab, right?
There are a bunch of Muslim variations, and all of them would love to wipe the rest of them off the planet.
And everybody hates Iran.
Arab countries are ruled generally by dictators that are puppets to the west. Arab populations still support Iran
Sunni Arab countries are generally not aligned with Shia Iran. Iraq, Syria, and the Shiite factions in Lebanon favor Iran. Hamas is a rare crossover.
The leadership
Yes, the leadership of those countries don’t align with Iran. Not (strictly) because they are puppets but because of a much older rift.
I know the West makes a nice boogie man, especially for self-loathing Westerners, but shit has gone down that isn’t the West’s fault as well.
Yes. They also despise Israel.
Duh. They don’t all know each other and get along just because they’re Muslims.
The fucking opposite, in fact…
No surprise. Iran has little to no friends in the Middle East and Arabian Gulf. You reap what you sow i guess.
What’re we suddenly considering the Saudis and the Turks the moderating influence in the middle east now and Israel and the US aren’t even in the equation? Jesus Christ.
So many nations over there proclaim a sort of “we stand with our brothers to the death” out loud while their actions (or lack thereof) say something completely different.
Saudi has been in a cold war with Iran for decades because it wants to be a regional hegemon and hasn’t been quiet about it. Turkey is more circumspect, giving everybody face while cutting them off at the knees in the shadows. Egypt, by comparison, would much prefer to stay out of everybody’s business and have them stay out of theirs. They’ve got more interests in Sudan and Ethiopia at this point.
