Israel’s war on Iran marks a landmark moment for the Middle East. It marks the end of the Iranian era, during which it exercised dominance over other countries in the region and their peoples. It also marks a clear end to the disastrous Obama Doctrine in the Middle East, which helped Iran grow its influence and authority in the region, despite the objections of the vast majority of the region's population, with the Syrian people suffering the most from this policy decision that empowered Tehran.
A mix of Western-Israeli complicity and wilful blindness to Tehran’s actions in Syria, Lebanon, Iraq, and even Palestine is to blame here. Since the aftermath of the 9/11 attacks, with the US war on terror, which saw the American invasion of Afghanistan and the toppling of Saddam's regime in Iraq, Iran has carefully been able to leverage the ensuing chaos to its advantage.
In Syria, Iran joined the Assad regime in perpetrating atrocities against the Syrian people, deploying militias that behaved much like Zionist gangs by destroying, burning, displacing, and killing. In Lebanon, Iran was given free rein, which helped it dominate the government there. To its credit, Iran was able to achieve what Israel failed to do: fragment states from within and weaken state institutions.
A remarkable turn of events
Fast forward to the events of today, and it is truly remarkable how Israel was able to penetrate Iran's intelligence and military apparatus. This shows its technological sophistication. In the span of a few hours, Israel successfully took out most of the senior leadership of the Revolutionary Guard, proving to the world that Iran is nothing more than a paper tiger.
