A few months ago I attended a wedding where I sat across the table from an Iranian woman. Perhaps it’s just the immigrant factor but every one of them I’ve ever met have been beautiful, starting with deep brown eyes so dark you’d think they were black.
At one point she made it clear that she didn’t think of herself as Iranian but as Persian, which sparked an interesting debate at the table and it became obvious that she was proud of 3000 years of Persian history, upon which Islam was regarded as a recent and temporary blight, and she made it clear that many in her nation think the same.
Which is just one of the reasons why the following speech from Netanyahu is so interesting as he appeals several times to “the Persian peoples”. Last week in the UN he directed part of his speech to “the tyrants in Tehran”, warning them that there was nowhere in Iran that Israel could not reach.
Is Israel now encouraging and enabling the people there to rise up as they have several times before, but this time to win because Israel will have decapitated the government and military of Iran?
Because the following speech sure feels like it, and they might have to only target the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), Iran’s answer to the Stasi/NKVD, since they are the key security group protecting the mullahs.
This part especially:
When Iran is finally free, and that moment will come a lot sooner than many people think…
As far as casus belli is concerned that already happened a few months ago with an Iranian attack on Israel of several hundred drones, cruise missiles and ballistic missiles, but to emphasise the point the Iranians have launched another 500 ballistic missiles at Israel in the last few hours. No drones or cruise missiles this time, indicating how serious Iran is, wanting to give Israel as little warning as possible.
No Minister 
Iran has been at war with Israel for decades. They have kept it on the downlow and indirect (kind of but the IRGC has had their members embedded with proxy militias for a long time, so not as indirect as people may think)
But now they have had their key proxy humiliated and its leadership slashed and bashed, so they are dropping the mask and targeting Israel with attacks from Iranian soil.
The gloves are off. I expect a few major Israeli strikes on Irans air defense systems, nuclear facilities and also their logistics chains where their missiles, rockets & drones are built.
Lets hope it doesn’t get out of control, as Israel has the Big Bomb and it they lose their heads or they are under existential threat (e.g. Massive invasion of Israel) then that could be loosed on Iran – which would probably precipitate an escalation to the Super Powers of China and the USA
Dangerous game in play…
Which hostile player in the region has the abillity to perform a “Massive invasion of Israel”?
Syria and Hizbollah, reinforced by IRGC flown into airfields in the Beeka Valley.
And given Erdogan’s rhetoric, Turkey could easily move 10-12 Divisions to the Israel border.
Would it be easy? No of course not. Is it probably, No probably not. But multiple countries attacking Israel by land has happened before – therefore logically it could happen again.
The very reason Israel develop an independent nuclear deterrent capability is its a small country surrounded by hostile powers. Yes, Jordan and Egypt have treaties in place currently, but Egypt particularly could easily switch back to anti Israel IF the Muslim Brotherhood returns to power …
If the Persian People rise up the Mullahs and all the Imams, the IRGC and other people who have tormented them will be facing retribution.
The firing squads will be working over time and hangmen will run out of rope,
I worked with an Iranian woman who also referred to herself as Persian (and gave me a great Persian cookbook).
Also beautiful FWIW
Is GollyG Iranian or Persian? My money is on Iranian, despite claiming to have fled the place.
No chance of Turkey invading Israel. They’re a NATO country and would have to break too many agreements especially with the USA. They might take a threatening posture but that’s all.
Hezbollah couldn’t arrange a large scale invasion. They lack the logistics and command and control. They could try to run in and cause mayhem like Hamas but couldn’t organise a large scale invasion.
Syria can’t even control its own territory let alone take a foothold in the territory of one of the world’s most advanced military forces.