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How the attacks on Iran are part of a much bigger global struggle

How the attacks on Iran are part of a much bigger global struggle

Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine and the attacks on Israel in 2023 by Hamas and Iran’s proxies are all part of the same war.

A titanic regional struggle has been fought for years between the forces of inclusion and resistance in the Middle East.  David Rowe

There are so many things to say in the wake of the US bombing of three key Iranian nuclear facilities that it is easy to get lost in the gripping details. So for now, let me try to step back and explore the global, regional and local forces shaping this story. What’s really going on here?

It is a very, very big drama, and it is not confined to the Middle East.

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Thomas Friedman
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