Is Tehran considering sending an aid flotilla to Gaza because it fears Turkey’s influence and feels it has to top Ankara? According to this article by columnist Muwaffaq Matar of Alhayat Aljadeeda, a newspaper in the West Bank, while Palestinians could certainly use more help, Iran’s game of one-upmanship is destined to come at the expense of Palestinian lives in Gaza.
Exposing yet another chasm within the Muslim world – this one between “Ottomans” and “Persians”, for Alhayat Aljadeeda, Muwaffaq Matar writes in part:
Our hearts would like to accept it [Iranian help], even if the picture is less than ideal. But the reality shows that Tehran is simply trying to maintain the cycle of conflict that existed since Hamas leaders gave it the keys to its Gaza “base” – long before the flotilla of Erdogan Turkey moved in.
Tehran secured its base in southern Lebanon through absolute control over its natural Shiite ally (Hezbullah). Now its worried about losing “Base Hamas” – for which it paid hundreds of millions of dollars. Tehran won’t allow the food cooked over the fire of Operation Cast Lead to end up in the bellies of Ottoman Turkey – and bring the Turks good cheer.
Therefore, Iran is meddling based on the principle of “It’s me or no one,” wanting to ruin the plans of everyone else, particularly Erdogan’s Turkey. Iran may also be adopting the arrogant stand, “We play together or I’ll ruin the game,” because it can – it is a regional player that cannot be ignored.
Tehran will spark a war in the region. Ahmadinejad thinks his troops are ready for it, and those who imposed sanctions at the Security Council are either unwilling or afraid to engage in a new war alongside those in Iraq Afghanistan. Ahmadinejad will be applying the famous rule, “attack is the best means of defense.”
Iranian leaders and politicians who seek unfettered access to nuclear power should know that it will be the sons of our Palestinian people in Gaza who’ll be the losers in this bidding war between regional powers.
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