Scarred by past betrayals, Kurds reject US proxy role: “We are not mercenaries.” Neutrality guides strategy.
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Turkey fears Iran war spillover, US-Kurdish cooperation, Israeli regional ambitions—straining fragile relations with Washington.
Europe’s disjointed Iran war response reflects division, limited leverage, and fear of distracting US from Ukraine.
War rationale descends into lunacy: Israel forced US hand, obliterated nuclear program needed re-obliterating, MAGA dismissed.
Minab school strike killed girls on Women’s Day eve—education, life, future bombed. Rights collapse under war.
Military wins mount, but strategic victory requires focused objectives, not maximalism, and sustained domestic support.
Khamenei stacked Assembly with hardliners; successors Arafi or Mojtaba ensure continuity of repression and confrontation.
Hezbollah attacks Israel to slow US campaign, exploit anti-war sentiment, and ensure Iranian regime survival.
Iran’s cheap drones force expensive Western responses, depleting stocks and reversing cost ratios in war economy.
History warns: regime change without plan creates chaos. Trump’s murky Iran war risks repeating catastrophic errors.