Gumar/Break Mode

I want to correct one endless piece of misinformation spouted about Iran, that: “Iran funds terror operations around the world” This is said as if Iran runs ISIS/al-Qaeda, who do target random civilians across continents. In fact, Iran has CONFRONTED those organisations. And Shia Muslims are threatened and attacked by ISIS/Al-Qaeda more so than Westerners. Iran funds and arms regional self-described “resistance” organisations and allied militias — most notably Hezbollah, Hamas, and the Houthis — as part of a REGIONAL strategy in the Middle East: confronting Israel, the US, and other allied states. Yet, it's true that these groups are designated as terrorist organisations by the US/UK/EU. But they are a different category from the kind of transnational Salafi movements who carried out indiscriminate mass-casualty attacks in Western capitals. And crucially: whatever you think of Iran’s strategy (and you can think it’s disastrous, morally abhorrent, terrorism, whatever) it's simply not the case that Iran "funds terror attacks around the world." This line is emerging as a key piece of propaganda to justify the war. Iran is indeed a threat to Israel. But it was not, until 3 days ago, a significant threat to Europe or the US. But this is why Israeli propaganda works overtime to try and suggest otherwise.