T. Belman. Iran has developed a method to take over countries in the ME without invading them. She succeeded in Lebanon, Syria and Iraq. The only force opposing them is ISIS and now the US has cut a deal with Turkey to allegedly defeat ISIS in Syria. As a result of this deal, the US has given Turkey a green light to defeat the Kurds. Iran also has great influence over Kurdistan in Iraq using their proven methods. She is now trying to take over Yemen using the Houtis. And so it goes. Thanks to Obama, she will now have $150 Billion it needs to further her takeovers. By the way, remember that Obama backed the takeover of Hamas by Turkey and Qatar.
by Jonathan Spyer, PJ Media, July 31, 2015
In late June, I traveled to Iraq with the purpose of investigating the role being played by the Iranian-supported Shia militias in that country.
Close observation of the militias, their activities, and their links to Tehran is invaluable in understanding what is likely to happen in the Middle East following the conclusion of the nuclear agreement between the P5 + 1 powers and Tehran.
An Iranian stealth takeover of Iraq is currently under way. Tehran’s actions in Iraq lay bare the nature of Iranian regional strategy. They show that Iran has no peers at present in the promotion of a very 21st century way of war, which combines the recruitment and manipulation of sectarian loyalties; the establishment and patient sponsoring of political and paramilitary front groups; and the engagement of these groups in irregular and clandestine warfare, all in tune with an Iran-led agenda.
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