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The sanctions have real, tangible practical effects. It's not just about making them suffer. For example, Hezbollah who are almost exclusively funded by Iran, h
by flyinglizard 7y ago
The sanctions have real, tangible practical effects. It's not just about making them suffer. For example, Hezbollah who are almost exclusively funded by Iran, had their budget cut by half [0]. The military operations Iran undertakes in Syria which are intended to strategically threaten Israel have taken a cut.
It's hard to justify supporting proxy wars when the population at home is hungry.
[0] https://www.thedailybeast.com/as-iran-us-tensions-rise-with-drones-downed-hezbollah-readies-for-war-with-israel https://www.thedailybeast.com/as-iran-us-tensions-rise-with-...
- kweks 7y agoHezbollah was created to expel the Israeli invasion in south Lebanon. [1] One thing is for sure: Middle East politics and history has no single (or correct) perspective. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israeli%E2%80%93Lebanese_conflict https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israeli%E2%80%93Lebanese_confl...
- flyinglizard 7y agoNow that Hezbollah covertly built five tunnels extending far into Israeli territory to attack Israeli civilians, you need to ask “who’s invading who?”
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