[Lorianne]

More at the source including diagrams

[Lorianne]

more .... There is no evidence that Iran provides for a Shia insurgency in Shia majority-Sunni ruled Bahrain just as there is no evidence that it supplies Zaidi fighters in Yemen who fight Al-Qaeda and its Saudi sponsors. But there is by now a steady stream of Saudi and U.S. propaganda that makes such claims. These claims sound awfully similar to the claims made before the war on Iraq of (non-existing) Iraqi weapons of mass destruction. To find such again on page one of the Sunday edition of a major newspaper is more than disturbing.

[Lorianne]

oops forgot link

http://www.moonofalabama.org/2017/04/iraqi-wmds-anyone-washington-post-makes-unfounded-claims-of-iranian-supplies-to-insurgencies-.html

[marron]

The big split in the arab world is the split between Sunni and Shia, and Iran does fish in those waters.

Now, since Sunni tend to support Al Qaeda and ISIS, and Shia tend to support Shia militia movements, deducing who are the good guys is tricky.

Is it better to support Bahrain, where our Navy docks, against Shia militants? Would a Shia Bahrain support our operations there? Iran seized two islands from Dubai, so Dubai has issues with them. On the other hand, Dubai has always helped Iran to trade despite sanctions, so Dubai is actually pretty close to Iran. Figuring out who are the good and bad guys is pretty tricky.