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Iran vs Israel: At a time when Israel has almost started a full-blown war against Iran, the Islamic Republic of Iran, under the leadership of Ali Hosseini Khamenei finds itself largely isolated on the global stage despite having long-standing ties with many allies across the world. Despite the massive infrastructural damage and civilian evacuations, Iran has received minimal diplomatic or military support from its old allies of Islamic world or even countries like Pakistan or Turkey, who call themselves the leaders of the Islamic world. In this article we will analyse the reasons which have damaged the long-standing support for the Islamic Republic of Iran.
Readers should know that the Islamic countries around the world have although issued statements opposing the Israeli attack, the traditional allies of Iran like China, Russia, and fellow Muslim-majority countries—have maintained a striking silence on supporting Iran militarily. Reason behind Iran's dwindling support
As per experts, the reason behind the dwindling support for Iran has been its long-standing groups like Hezbollah, Hamas, Palestinian Islamic Jihad, Houthi rebels. The allegations against Iran that it promotes global instability and terror played a key role in the loss of support it is receiving today.
While China, Turkey, Pakistan and Russia have been diplomatically supportive, they have refused to offer anything other statements. Additionally, Saudi Arabia, UAE, Jordan, and Oman have not only refused to aid Iran but have tacitly supported Israeli actions by keeping their airspace open reportedly due to the Shia-Sunni divide in the region.
Readers must note that Iran has long been accused of supporting and funding terrorist organizations, affecting global and regional security. More notably, Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) is considered the main center of these activities. G7 labels Iran as source of terror, backs Israel's right to defend
Amid the raging conflict between Israel and Iran, leaders of the Group of Seven (G7) nations reaffirmed their support for peace and stability in the Middle East while explicitly backing Israel's right to self-defence. More notably, the G7 leaders described Iran as the 'principal source' of regional instability and terror in a joint statement issued from their summit in Canada, as per a report by IANS news agency.
(With inputs from agencies)
