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Day 21: Who is the real player in the "deadly game" between Israel and Iran?
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The Middle East, an ancient and changeable land, seems to be forever filled with the smell of gunpowder, and centuries of grudges, religious conflicts, and geopolitics are intertwined to form an intricate picture, and in this picture, the confrontation between Israel and Iran, the old enemy, is undoubtedly one of the most striking focuses
On October 1, 2024, Israel accused Iran of launching an attack on it and vowed to retaliate, an event that instantly pushed the already tense Middle East situation to a new climax, the ink of the ceasefire agreement has not yet dried, and the clouds of war once again loom over this land, 21 days, is it a brief respite for both sides, or is it the calm before the storm?
Echoes of History: When is the Grievance?
To understand the feud between Israel and Iran, we need to turn the clock back to the far past, when the fates of two countries, one God's Promised Land in Jewish hearts and the other in the Islamic world, seemed destined to be intertwined from the beginning
In 1948, the founding of Israel was undoubtedly a historic moment for the Jews who had been living in the cracks of the Arab world, but for the surrounding Arab countries, the birth of Israel was like inserting a spike in their hinterland, and the first Middle East war broke out, and Iran, as an important force in the Middle East at that time, also participated in this war
After that, Israel's relations with Iran experienced a brief honeymoon period, but after the Islamic Revolution in Iran in 1979, relations between the two sides took a sharp turn for the worse, and the nascent Islamic Republic of Iran saw Israel as an "infidel" and "aggressor" and openly supported the anti-Israel Palestinian resistance groups, while Israel saw Iran as its greatest threat in the Middle East and tried in every possible way to contain Iran's rise
Proxy Wars: Chess Pieces vs. Chess Players
In the 21st century, the confrontation between Israel and Iran has become more complicated, and although the two sides have not directly broken out into a large-scale war, they have launched a protracted "proxy war" in the Middle East
Lebanon Allah Party and Palestinian Hamas, which are regarded by Israel as thorns in their side, have Iran behind them, and Iran by providing funds, weapons and training to these organizations, they are constantly harassing Israel in an attempt to drag Israel into the quagmire of war
Israel, on the other hand, has responded by carrying out air strikes on Iran's military bases in Syria, assassinating Iran's nuclear scientists, and even launching cyber attacks in an attempt to break up Iran's resistance from within
In this war without gunpowder, both sides have paid a heavy price, countless civilians have been displaced, countless soldiers have spilled blood on the battlefield, but the outcome of this war is still uncertain, and no one can predict who will win in the end
Nuclear Shadow: The sword of Damocles hanging over the Middle East
If the proxy war is a contest between the two sides under the table, then the Iran nuclear issue is the trigger that pushed this confrontation to a climax
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Iran insists that its nuclear program is for peaceful purposes and to meet its domestic energy needs, while Israel and Western countries are skeptical of Iran's claims, fearing that Iran will use its nuclear program to secretly develop nuclearweapons and upset the strategic balance in the Middle East
In order to prevent Iran from acquiring nuclear weapons, Israel and Western countries have imposed severe economic sanctions on Iran and repeatedly threatened military strikes on Iran's nuclear facilities, while Iran has-for-tat, continuously increasing its uranium enrichment levels and threatening to withdraw from the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons
The Iran nuclear issue is like a time bomb that could detonate a powder keg in the Middle East at any moment
21 days: The undercurrent behind the ceasefire agreement
The conflict on October 1, 2023, once again exposed the contradictions between Israel and Iran, and although the two sides reached a 21-day ceasefire agreement mediated by the international community, this cannot hide the deep-seated contradictions between the two sides
For Israel, they know that Iran will not easily give up confrontation with it, and in order to protect its own security, Israel will inevitably take tougher measures to deal with the threat from Iran
As for the Iran, they will never succumb to the pressure of the Israel, in their view, Israel is the source of turmoil in the Middle East, and only by erasing Israel from the map can real peace be exchanged for the Middle East
21 days, for Israel and Iran, are more like the calm before the storm, with both sides gathering strength and preparing for the next round of the contest
The Fog of the Future: Who Will Untie the Knot in the Middle East?
The conflict between Israel and Iran is a microcosm of many contradictions in the Middle East, and the intertwining of religious, ethnic, geopolitical and other factors has made it difficult for this land to escape the shadow of conflict
Resolving the contradictions between Israel and Iran requires sufficient sincerity and courage on both sides, and more active mediation and efforts by the international community
Will the future of the Middle East be towards peace and development, or will it continue to sink into the quagmire of conflict and war? Perhaps, only time will tell, but one thing is certain, and that is that there are no real winners in this "deadly game".
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