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Turning the entire Middle East against Israel and the US seems like a pretty good strategy actually. Iran has been incredibly successful in this war so far.

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Is it working, though? You have to hold an incredibly low opinion of the intelligence of the leadership of the rest of Middle East to think they won't realize it's not exactly what it is. The few indicators I've seen suggest they're not falling for it. They might not like the US or Israel, but Iran was nobody's favorite country either.

Edit: for instance: https://x.com/kuwaittimesnews/status/2028445060556095866 They seem to be putting the blame in the right place.

It's not about intelligence, it's about strategy. Iran is bombing US assets in these countries and now that the US defenses are running thin, they're pulling back to Israel and leaving these countries out to dry. So not only is Iran effectively destroying the Israel/US defensive line and early warning systems, they're leaving the other Middle Eastern countries without defense and at the mercy of Iran. This seems to be pretty effective so far.

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