Iran: The Two Wars

Photograph Source: U.S. Navy – Public Domain

There are two wars taking place in Iran – one being fought by the United States, the other by Israel.

For the U.S., the war against Iran is a war of distraction.

For Israel, the war against Iran – and Gaza and Lebanon – is also a war of distraction as well as a war to destroy an Islamic challenge to its regional hegemony.

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