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dutch777

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3. Short of some enforced secular government the Shia v Sunni v Jewish belligerence will remain.

Reply to travelingthrulife (Reply #1)

Sat Jun 14, 2025, 10:42 AM

Jun 14

And that would likely require some defense guarantees from someone like the US. Good point that if they become a DEMOCRATIC, yet still Shia state, that will cause additional issues for the other Arab autocracies

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What comes after the Israel/Iran war ends? [View all] Arazi Jun 14 OP

It never ends. Thousands of years of tribal grudges based on Abrahamic travelingthrulife Jun 14 #1

Gonna be interesting if Israel runs out of defense bombs before Iran runs out of guided missiles Arazi Jun 14 #2

Short of some enforced secular government the Shia v Sunni v Jewish belligerence will remain. dutch777 Jun 14 #3

Yes, this is the Forever War. thought crime Jun 14 #8

End??? LOL! NewHendoLib Jun 14 #4

re: Iran TnDem Jun 14 #5

Yup Arazi Jun 14 #6

Even assuming Iran becomes a democracy, karynnj Jun 14 #7

Thoughtful response Arazi Jun 14 #9

Like you, I don't know enough karynnj Jun 14 #11

Clouds of dust; crows and vultures; graves; low-level radioactive releases from bombed nuclear sites . . . . hatrack Jun 14 #10

Iran Int'l (an expat paper in London) reporting Iran's leadership has contingency plans to bolt Arazi Jun 15 #12

Iran had a functioning Democracy AZProgressive Jun 15 #13

If Iran gets a nuke and I see no reason why they won't, KSA will 100% follow Arazi Jun 15 #14

Well, could the Israelis start by throwing Bibi out? Aristus Jun 15 #15