Chill tf out, folks.
If you think Israel is all virtuous, you're wrong.
If you think Iran is all virtuous, you're wrong.
Israel and the Jewish people have been the target of Islamist Jihad for millennia now, so I completely agree that they have a right to protect themselves. However, this conflict that just took place was nothing but an orchestrated war where the Jewish population of Israel was never on anyone's mind. The Israeli government carried out this attack for two reasons. One is for Netanyahu to be able to retain his power because, contrary to what the Western media shows, Netanyahu's escapades in Gaza have brought down his popularity among the Jews quite a bit. He needed decisive action and a show of immeasurable force against the Islamists to win back the favour of his people. The other reason is to rally support and funding from the US deep state that earns money largely from the military-industrial complex and energy sectors. I wouldn't be surprised if tomorrow a report is published that lists a bunch of US senators and businessmen who shorted oil, gas, logistics stocks, and reinvested in defence stocks. I suspect that Netanyahu might have sold the idea of a regime change to get these people on board. Trump must've vetoed that (he did veto the assassination of Khamenei) because then the Nobel Peace Prize he's after would surely be a goner. Btw, Trump's reason to start wars and then try to negotiate peace deals has to be the stupidest reason any US president has ever started a War. What a fucking child!
Iran, while an Islamist nation that is a legitimate threat to Israel, still has the right to protect itself from unilateral Israeli aggression, which was this Op Rising Lion. If anything, Israel's war-mongering now makes Iran's case for nuclear weapons even stronger and will possibly push the Islamist regime to develop them with more haste and with added assistance from anti-West powers. Iran now also knows that, however strong the allied AD of Israel, the US, and NATO is, they are still incredibly vulnerable to concentration attacks. Mind you, there isn't any OSINT info on what level of damage the military and strategic installations of Israel took. Indeed, Iran's intentions of nuclear proliferation are mostly aimed at Israel, but from Iran's PoV, Israel is backed by major nuclear powers, that is, if Israel doesn't have its own nukes. Therefore, it is only plausible that Iran has its own nuclear deterrence. Imho, Iran as a nuclear power is a much safer prospect for the world than Pakistan being a nuclear power.
We need to stop fighting this game of sides because that is exactly what the propagandists on both sides want. The logical thing to do is to understand the outcomes of this conflict from the Indian perspective, one that is most relevant to this forum. Israel is an important defence and tech partner for India, while Iran is an important energy and logistics partner. Neither of them can be discounted. Khamenei's remaining in power is quite beneficial for India because, irrespective of his public stance on domestic issues, India has strategic ties with Iran that protect our energy interests quite a bit from US sanctions. Had the regime been toppled, we would have been at the mercy of Shell and whatnot. Netanyahu's newfound jingoism is also beneficial for us because it can be strategically used against Pakistan soon. Additionally, he and Trump falling out also gives us a golden opportunity to garner deeper cooperation with Israel, not only in a bilateral capacity, but in a benefactor capacity. The more such countries fall out with the West, the more India should invest in moving them away from the NATO nexus, because, dare I say it, there is a palpable global disdain for the West's hegemony even among some of the European powers. Everyone is tired of the right-wing bufoon and the left-wing jihadists. Geopolitically speaking, India is the safest bet and the only breath of fresh air out there for all these nations. The global south needs India to grow, and Western nations like France, Italy need India to remain relevant. India is emerging as essentially a modded version of 20th-century China. Why I say modded is because India not only provides cheap manufacturing to the world, but also is starting to play the role of middleman for products from sanctioned nations to be sold in the nations that placed these sanctions in the first place. Exactly, why Lindsey Graham is jumping for his "bunker-buster" bill. He and his pals are losing all their commissions. Well, I hope orangetan sings the bill. Russia, India, and China have already de-dollarized their bilateral trades. This bill will only push even Europe and other US allies to the negotiation table with India.
