“We used our oil wealth to build an economic powerhouse. They used their wealth for nuclear programs that are nefarious, for missiles, drones, proxies, etc.,” she told host Jonathan Karl. “So whereas we tried to become and have become an international, global, responsible player, they are a pariah state. And they wanted to break that model, but they underestimated our resolve.”
The UAE has faced a barrage of attacks from Iran since the U.S. and Israel launched joint attacks on Iran in late February. While the Gulf state — like many of its neighbors — initially opposed the war, it has since shifted its tone as it considers how to avoid the breakout of a larger regional war.
Targeting civilian infrastructure is always a war crime, no matter if you like the regime.
There’s a nuance; The Iranians are targeting refineries, hotels and the DXB airport, not random houses. This is because the profits coming from these are mostly being recycled to prop up the American stock market.
The Iranian strategy is not to defeat the US military head on, but to sabotage the network that allows it to operate, which includes the American economy. Punishing the Gulf States for investing in the US is a necessary means to this end.
Claiming you’re a victim here while at the same time being one of the greatest financial partners of the aggressor is not going to impress anyone. While these strikes are technically illegal, this is beyond the point for the Iranian strategy.
I do not know exactly what kind of targets the Iranians had, but I find it very difficult to speak of “technically illegal” targets, especially in connection with a “strategy”.
So you are telling me it is okay to kill civilians for the greater cause?
Also a stupid question, why shouldn’t Iranians bomb Mexico, China or the EU? They are the largest trade partners of the US.
No, I’m telling you that they think it is worth it to win the war. Again, they’re targeting economical infrastructures, not residential ones.
Because, particularly China, is one of their largest trading partners too. This would make the situation much worse for Iran, compared to limiting itself to the Gulf States.
Moving troops from military bases into hotels means that those hotels are no longer civilian infrastructure.
True subject to proportionality. But if the US or Israel bombs hotels and stuff, with the same argumentation, people here are also fine with that? There seem to be some hypocrisy on lemmy regarding that.
Also from Human Rights Watch: “Iran: Unlawful Strikes Across Gulf Endanger Civilians”:
It is a really bad look to for your general to explicitly say that you are targeting civilian targets.
Israel does use the same argumentation, the “human shields” narrative was used as justification to bomb Gaza.
The difference is that Israel bombed pretty much every building in Gaza, whereas the IRGC reportedly only struck select hotels where US or Israeli troops were being moved off base.
That is a significant difference, because one is a war crime, and the other is a legitimate target under the rules of war.
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