Glossary
Used for indirect Saudi-Iranian conflict fought through local allies and regional battlefields rather than direct war.
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proxy war
Used for indirect Saudi-Iranian conflict fought through local allies and regional battlefields rather than direct war.
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diagnosis
He claims Israel can control the Middle East more efficiently than America by using Mossad infiltration and proxy groups rather than direct mass bombing.
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Jiang says proxy escalation could make the United States conclude that it must attack Iran as the source of regional instability.
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If his IRGC theory is correct, Jiang predicts a late-June 2024 Mokhber victory, more extremist rhetoric, intensified Middle East fighting, nuclear acceleration, violent proxies, shipping disruption, and a terror campaign.
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The speaker says Iran and Saudi Arabia fought three proxy or shadow wars in Iraq, Syria, and Yemen.
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"Not billions of dollars millions of dollars. Um this is ISIS. ISIS Islamic State. Okay? And this is considered a terrorist organization. These Sunni..."
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"And what Israel is saying is we don't have to use the American strategy of just bombing everyone to death. Okay? That's expensive that's..."
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"Okay? That's the first thing. Second thing is to encourage the proxies. Okay? So right now, Israel is very concerned about Hezbollah. In the..."
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"Basically, Iran starts to attack shipping lanes. Okay? It makes shipping much more difficult. Okay? And the fourth thing is basically terror. Basically, Iran,..."
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"...of these geopolitical tensions, Iran and Saudi Arabia, have fought three proxy wars, okay? They fought three shadow wars. The first is in Iraq...."
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"And it could do so because two -thirds of the population were Shias. And therefore, they had affinity with Iran. And a third were..."
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"...was able to crush the rebellion, okay? So, in the second proxy war, Iran won as well. Now, there's another proxy war in Yemen,..."
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"...United States and Russia and Right now they are fighting a proxy war in the Middle East between Israel and Iran Where the United..."
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"Okay? And this is a proxy war with the United States and Russia because the United States controls Europe and NATO. The second major..."
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Relevant Lectures And Readings
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The apparent U.S.-Iran war is recast as an imperial succession crisis.
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A source-grounded reading of the lecture's central move: the crash was probably an accident, but if it was not, Jiang asks who had opportunity, motive, and the most to gain.
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A source-grounded reading of the episode's central claim: Saudi Arabia's rivalry with Iran moved from religion and oil into proxy war, exposed the kingdom's fragile infrastructure, and made a Trump-led America the weapon Saudi...
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