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Alastair Crooke: Why Putin support Iran | China needs Iran

Is the United States of America Policy for the Middle East driven by Israel true backers and and backers...

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the White House is saying oh no well

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we're trying to get restraint but the

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reality is everything that metan yahu

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wants is given to him money the bombs

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you don't see any real push back except

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something from the Pentagon that's true

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you see something from the Pentagon from

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from there but is it enough to to stop

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this embedded I mean these are deep

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seated policy initiatives in the United

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States these are what I call these um um

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you know these are the um the structural

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deep structural layers of foreign policy

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has always been the support for Israel

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and the aim to control the Middle East

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and if they can get at Iran of course

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they Crush China because then China

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loses its own source of fuel and oil

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it's heavily dependent on Iran it will

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be a major blow um to China

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strategically and of course would weaken

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um Russia which depends on Iran for the

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whole of the if you like Central Asia

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Corridor because Iran has that

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experience Russia has a certain drawback

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there so it it all makes sense and

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that's why um we see uh you know this

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Confluence of

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interest uh but for presentational

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purposes of course we're trying to

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dissuade Israel from going ahead but

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America's interest has been for 50 years

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um this project um in the Middle East to

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bring it under um the US uh government

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control and this is a neop con project

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it doesn't belong to this or that but it

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combines if you like parts of all the

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parties Alistair crook challenges us to

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look Beyond official statements coming

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out of of Washington the White House

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claims to urge restraint but crook

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suggests that the reality is very

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different for decades the US has

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maintained a deep and often hidden

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alliance with Israel supporting its

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defense and Ambitions almost without

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question this isn't just diplomacy or

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friendship it's what crook describes as

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a deeply embedded policy one that is the

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result of over half a century of

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calculated strategy at the heart of this

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policy is a belief in Israel as a

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regional Cornerstone for American

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influence and despite outward

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appearances crook argues that America's

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calls for restraint are more about

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public relations than genuine

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intervention in Washington's strategy

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room Israel is an essential Ally one who

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keeps the region in check and secures

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America's foothold in the Middle East in

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the 1970s American foreign policy in the

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Middle East was undergoing a seismic

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shift the US saw Israel as more than a

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state to support it was a strategic

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stronghold the key to this Rel

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relationship was ensuring Israel's

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dominance in the region acting as a

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counterbalance to hostile neighbors

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particularly Iran and Iraq Alistair

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crook describes this as the foundation

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of a 50-year project a series of

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initiatives aimed at solidifying Us

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control over the Middle East crook

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argues that this isn't just a Republican

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or Democratic Endeavor it's bipartisan

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transcending any single Administration

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this neocon project reflects a

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deep-seated conviction that the Middle

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East must remain under US influence and

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Israel is the Lynch bin for making that

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happen as crook notes netanyahu's

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requests to Washington for resources

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from missiles to monetary Aid are rarely

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met with resistance this goes beyond

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defense it's about shaping the entire

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geopolitical landscape of the Middle

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East the deep-seated US support for

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Israel comes with a shared goal limiting

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Iran's power for both Nations Iran

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represents a threat not because it

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challenges Israel directly but because

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it disrupts the established power

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structure in the region Iran's influence

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in Iraq Syria and Lebanon destabilizes

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what the US and Israel aim to preserve a

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Middle East that one way or another

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remains within their sphere of influence

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but why Target Iran specifically

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according to crook it's because Iran

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provides resources and influence to two

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key American Rivals China and Russia

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China relies on Iran as a critical

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supplier of oil which makes Iran

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strategically essential to beijing's

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plans for expanding influence across

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Asia if the us could weaken Iran China

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would be forced to adjust its entire

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strategy losing a vital energy partner

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for Russia Iran represents a critical

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Ally in securing its influence across

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Central Asia crook highlights that

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Russia's involvement with Iran goes

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beyond simple diplomacy it's about

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ensuring that Russia retains influence

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in a region dominated by Islamic States

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Russia needs Iran as a stable partner to

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maintain security along its Southern

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borders and to exert influence across

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the central Asia Corridor by isolating

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Iran the US can effectively tighten the

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pressure on Russia further destabilizing

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its interests in Central Asia this isn't

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just a minor geopolitical move it's a

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strategic assault on Russia's Regional

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influence crook believes that us leaders

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understand this and are leveraging every

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diplomatic and Military Avenue to

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undermine the Russia Iran partnership

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for the US isolating Iran isn't only

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about controlling one country it's about

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boxing in Russia and cutting China off

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from a crucial Ally this broader

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strategy crook argues has made Iran an

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essential Target in the eyes of American

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policy makers crook suggests that

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there's a critical difference between

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what the US says and what it does while

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the White House May release statements

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urging Israel to exercise caution it's

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largely a diplomatic act designed for

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the global stage this messaging is meant

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to present the us as a peacekeeper a a

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nation that values stability in the

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region but behind closed doors the

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support for Israel remains unshakable

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Washington's diplomatic words are more

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about maintaining its image as a global

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mediator than enacting any real

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restraint on Israel this dual messaging

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speaking one way to the public and

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acting differently in policy is key to

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understanding the US strategy America

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wants the world to see it as a force for

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peace even as it quietly enables Israel

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to pursue its objectives crook calls

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this a presentational tactic a way for

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the US to navigate the complex realities

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of foreign policy without compromising

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its larger Ambitions in the Middle East

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looking forward crook raises questions

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about where US policy in the Middle East

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is heading if As He suggests the US

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remains committed to supporting Israel

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unconditionally what does this mean for

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the broader power structure in the

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region as Iran continues to assert

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itself the US might double down on

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efforts to isolate and weaken ton but

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this could lead to Greater tensions with

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China and Russia who both rely on Iran

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as a strategic partner for the US

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maintaining influence in the Middle East

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is about far more than protecting Israel

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it's about controlling the balance of

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power cutting off resources to Rivals

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and ensuring that no other power whether

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Regional or Global can challenge

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American Supremacy Crook's insights

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suggest that this project is deeply

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embedded unlikely to change and very

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much at the core of America's Middle

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Eastern agenda

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according to Alistair crook the White

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House is saying oh no we're trying to

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encourage restraint but in reality

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everything Netanyahu wants is given to

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him money bombs you don't see any real

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push back except a bit from the Pentagon

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and while there is some resistance from

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the Pentagon it isn't enough to stop

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this entrenched policy Direction these

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are deeply rooted policy initiatives in

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the United States what I'd call the

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structural layers of foreign policy

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support for Israel in the aim to control

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the Middle East have always been at the

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core if the US can gain control over

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Iran it would weaken China significantly

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as China is heavily dependent on Iran

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for oil such a blow would be

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strategically damaging to China

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additionally this would undermine Russia

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which relies on Iran for access to the

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central Asia Corridor an area where Iran

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has extensive experience and Russia

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faces certain limitations it all aligns

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with us interests which is why we see

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this Confluence of aims publicly we may

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be trying to dissuade Israel from

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certain actions but America's interest

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in controlling the Middle East has been

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a 50-year project this is a

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neoconservative agenda one that doesn't

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belong to any single Administration but

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rather incorporates elements from across

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political factions thanks for watching