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[–] _Nico198X_@piefed.europe.pub 10 points 17 hours ago (1 children)

all of this can be traced back to Russia's invasion of Ukraine in 2014.

[–] humanamerican@lemmy.zip 3 points 17 hours ago (1 children)

The US and Israel have been trying to topple the Iranian government since well before 2014. In fact, its the only remaining government on the seven countries in five years list.

[–] _Nico198X_@piefed.europe.pub 11 points 17 hours ago (1 children)

yes, and the destabilization that has led to this opportunity can be traced back to Russia's invasion of UA in 2014.

[–] humanamerican@lemmy.zip 4 points 16 hours ago

Reasons I see that this happened now:

  • Trump cares less about international law than any US president in modern history
  • He needed a distraction from other issues that were tanking his numbers
  • Most of the proxy powers that Iran would normally use to respond to attacks on their soil have been destroyed or neutered
  • Mossad probably has some blackmail material on Trump and pressured him into attacking (this last point is speculation)

These are certainly not all direct results of Russia's meddling in Ukraine.