Iran has been in the news a lot lately, trying to “not” have violence spread into a larger Middle Eastern conflict, while spreading violence in the region into a larger Middle Eastern conflict…or at least it sure seems like it from the outside looking in.
Iran and Saudi Arabia are engaged in an ongoing struggle for influence in the Middle East and other regions of the Muslim world. The two countries have provided varying degrees of support to opposing sides in nearby conflicts, including the civil wars in Syria and Yemen; and disputes in Bahrain, Lebanon, Qatar, and Iraq. The struggle also extends to disputes or broader competition in other countries globally including in West, North and East Africa, South, Central, Southeast Asia, the Balkans, and the Caucasus for variety.
Iran has been in a pissing match with Saudi Arabia for, I’m assuming the better part of a century? Both of these countries trying to take pot shots at each other through intermediaries and cut outs “to avoid spreading violence into a larger Middle Eastern conflict. I’m sure this is an over simplification of things but it sure seems to be what it is from the outside looking in.
Iran spreads stability over the Middle East with:
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in Bahrain, and with:
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In Iraq, and with:
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Also in Iraq, and with:
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In Gaza, and with:
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In Iraq (for a change), and with:
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In Syria (to keep it spicy), and with:
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In Yemen, and with:
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Also in Bahrain, and with:
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Also in Gaza, and with:
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Also also in Iraq, and with:
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Also also also in Iraq, & with:
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Also also also also in Iraq, & with:
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Also in Syria, & with:
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Also also (also?) in Syria, & with:
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In Bahrain for a change….

The Arab–Iranian conflict or Arab-Persian conflict is a term which is used in reference to the modern conflict between Arab League countries and Iran. In a broader sense, the term is also used in reference to the historical ethnic tensions which have existed for centuries between Arabs and Persians as well as the historical religious sectarian conflict between Shia and Sunni Muslims, due to Saudi Arabia and post-revolutionary Iranseeing themselves as the champion leading states for Sunni Muslims and Shia Muslims, respectively.
Add Israel (& the Jews) to the region and it gives the Sunni Muslims and Shia Muslims someone they can both agree to hate, and a welcome distraction until the river to the sea thing, and then the Middle East can go back to just cannibalizing itself.
Iran and Saudi Arabia are engaged in an ongoing struggle for influence in the Middle East and other regions of the Muslim world. The two countries have provided varying degrees of support to opposing sides in nearby conflicts, including the civil wars in Syria and Yemen; and disputes in Bahrain, Lebanon, Qatar, and Iraq. The struggle also extends to disputes or broader competition in other countries globally including in West, North and East Africa, South, Central, Southeast Asia, the Balkans, and the Caucasus for variety.
Iran has been in a pissing match with Saudi Arabia for, I’m assuming the better part of a century? Both of these countries trying to take pot shots at each other through intermediaries and cut outs “to avoid spreading violence into a larger Middle Eastern conflict. I’m sure this is an over simplification of things but it sure seems to be what it is from the outside looking in.
Iran spreads stability over the Middle East with:

Al-Ashtar Brigades - Wikipedia

Asa'ib Ahl al-Haq - Wikipedia

Badr Organization - Wikipedia

Hamas - Wikipedia

Harakat Hezbollah al-Nujaba - Wikipedia

Hezbollah - Wikipedia

Houthis - Wikipedia

Islamic Front for the Liberation of Bahrain - Wikipedia

Palestinian Islamic Jihad - Wikipedia

Islamic Supreme Council of Iraq - Wikipedia

Kata'ib Hezbollah - Wikipedia

Kata'ib Sayyid al-Shuhada - Wikipedia

Liwa Fatemiyoun - Wikipedia

Liwa Zainebiyoun - Wikipedia

Al-Mukhtar Brigades - Wikipedia

The Arab–Iranian conflict or Arab-Persian conflict is a term which is used in reference to the modern conflict between Arab League countries and Iran. In a broader sense, the term is also used in reference to the historical ethnic tensions which have existed for centuries between Arabs and Persians as well as the historical religious sectarian conflict between Shia and Sunni Muslims, due to Saudi Arabia and post-revolutionary Iranseeing themselves as the champion leading states for Sunni Muslims and Shia Muslims, respectively.
Add Israel (& the Jews) to the region and it gives the Sunni Muslims and Shia Muslims someone they can both agree to hate, and a welcome distraction until the river to the sea thing, and then the Middle East can go back to just cannibalizing itself.