Shortly after Hamas October 7th attack on a major Saudi-owned newspaper, Asharq al-Awsat, Tariq Alhomayed, the newspaper’s former editor, criticized Hamas and Palestinian factions for waging what he called a “useless war.” He accused them of trying to sabotage the prospects for Saudi-Israeli normalization — and of serving their Iranian backers at the expense of the Palestinian people. “Iran does not want to see real peace, or specifically Saudi-Israeli peace,” he wrote. “Because if it happens, it will be the peace that will change the face of the region.”
*Iran is the real enemy and America is their ultimate target
The government of Iran, which for years has been engaged in a shadow war with Israel and has supported Hamas, cheered the group’s attack on Israel. Too many are blind to the brutal nature of the Iranian regime and its state sponsored terrorism or the war crimes being committed by Iran supported Syrian President Assad against the ethnic majorities. Yes, peace requires addressing long-standing Palestinian issues but there is no justification for acts of violence nor the naïveté of those who underestimate the degree to which Iran is using its proxies to advance its own agenda at the expense of Palestinian people.
The Middle East conflict is marked by complex geopolitical factors, but there’s no mistaking that Iran poses the most significant obstacle to peace in the region. While this conflict is often viewed as Israeli, it is also an American struggle. Iran’s objective is to dominate the Middle East and diminish American influence, with Israel acting as a roadblock to their ambitions. Iran has been at odds with the United States for decades, perpetrating attacks on Americans. They have managed to avoid direct blame by relying on its proxies, Hamas and Hezbollah.
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