All responsible states spend money on their defense in proportion to their needs.
The logic you are using to conclude nuclear proliferation in the region if Iran itself acquires nukes applies the same towards the colony’s acquisition of nukes. Nuclear proliferation should have already happened decades ago.
Iran scored a winning goal in each of their 3 matches, each one was overturned by VAR. The way they’ve been treated and what they’ve had to overcome is absurd, no other team was barred to stay in the host country, no other team’s country is being bombed by the host country.
In the world of injustice, this may seem small, but in the world of international sport it’s deeply unjust.
They might think their performance was disappointing, but it was far from it. They played with heart and captured the hearts of people across the world.
@yaelbt@grok list the Hebrew, Arabic, English, French and Russian words for genocide. Does genocide mean anything different when discussed from one language to another?
𝗟𝗘𝗕𝗔𝗡𝗘𝗦𝗘 𝗔𝗨𝗧𝗛𝗢𝗥𝗜𝗧𝗜𝗘𝗦 𝗔𝗚𝗥𝗘𝗘 𝗡𝗢𝗧 𝗧𝗢 𝗣𝗨𝗥𝗦𝗨𝗘 𝗟𝗘𝗚𝗔𝗟 𝗔𝗖𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡 𝗔𝗚𝗔𝗜𝗡𝗦𝗧 𝗜𝗦𝗥𝗔𝗘𝗟
Under the agreement signed in Washington between the Lebanese authorities and Israel with U.S. mediation, the Lebanese state, led by President Joseph Aoun, committed to refraining from filing complaints against Israel at the UN Security Council or pursuing legal action in international forums, regardless of future Israeli actions against Lebanon and its people.
At a time when Israel continues to violate Lebanese sovereignty, conduct military operations inside Lebanese territory, kill civilians, and destroy homes and infrastructure in violation of international law, such a commitment effectively provides Israel with political and legal protection from accountability.
By voluntarily renouncing its ability to seek justice through international institutions, the Lebanese state is not merely surrendering one of its most important diplomatic and legal tools, it is effectively helping shield Israel from international scrutiny and legal consequences while Lebanese civilians continue to bear the cost of ongoing attacks.
In practice, this means that no matter how severe the violation, no matter how many civilians are killed, and no matter how extensive the destruction inflicted upon Lebanon, the state has agreed to forgo the very mechanisms designed to defend its citizens’ rights and hold perpetrators accountable.
Rather than pursuing justice for Lebanese victims, it has chosen a path that facilitates Israel’s continued impunity on the international stage.
Ana Kasparian did not sugarcoat it:
some people treat war like political pleasure.
Every strike is proof.
Every death is applause.
Then they want the world to believe the problem is those who are angry,
not those who enjoy the fire. @AnaKasparian
Lebanon's anti-resistance camp is in a panic. They declared victory way too early and were in denial that Iran would likely win this war, much like the neocons who launched it.
They did their victory laps too soon and now they're in a tough spot. Iran isn't going away and by aligning with it and fighting alongside it, Hezbollah is coming out of this empowered.
They need to learn to accept a Lebanon where Iran, a major regional power, has influence just like Saudi Arabia and the U.S. do. And they need to learn to live in a Lebanon where Hezbollah is popular with its massive base and therefore powerful and has to be coexisted with, rather than bombed out of existence by Israel, because that has never worked.