The Middle East's cold war, explained
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How two feuding countries are tearing apart the Middle East.
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The Saudis and Iranians have never actually declared war on each other. Instead, they fight indirectly by supporting opposing sides in other countries and inciting conflicts. This is known as proxy warfare.
خاک بر سر اون ایرانی هایی که میگفتن شاه علیه مصدق کودتا نکرده حتی خارجی ها هم قبول دارن شاه و امریکایی ها علیه مصدق کودتا کردن ولی یه عده نفهم میگن نه شاه یک نیروی شورشی (مصدق) رو برکنار کرده
And it’s had a devastating effect on the region. Countries, especially poor ones, can’t function if there are larger countries pulling strings within their borders.
And that’s exactly what's happening in the Middle East. The Saudi-Iranian rivalry has become a fight over influence, and the whole region is a battlefield.
They wanted to sit there as long as possible because otherwise they would all be home growing suspicious of the way the money is spent and the poor circulating economy.
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As Jordanian we are in the third person angle, when Iranian Israeli war happened
Iran hits Israel, Israel replies and so on and we just watch the missiles in the sky with popcorn😅
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8:58 دائما السعودية تدعم عدم الانقلاب وتخريب الدولة والسماح لسارقين بنهب الدول وايران تدعم الانقلاب وتدمير الدول وفالنهاية تتركهم هكذا مثل ماحل بالعراق ، وجود حاكم والتمسك فيهم افضل من انقلاب وتشتت يسمح لسارقين بإقتحام دولكم ونهب خيراتها مثل ماحل بالعراق ونهب امريكا لخيراتها بعد سقوط حاميهم
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Who’s back here after the escalation in the Middle East between the US and Iran?
@Sheesh0hengThis is filled with misinformation.
@Disco7878this aged like milk
@andranalendra4073Imagine ,not starting this video with Israel.
@showmetheway2México 🇲🇽 Desconocido
@afcasolitwitchHelllllooooooooooo April 2026
@thomasjcoxU.S funded Iraq during Irag-Iran war. Vox making porpaganda now? Looks like Vox is removing U.S intervention during these wars to promote its own narrative.
@iamjanzayo8638Who is watching during US and Iran having war?
@vaibhavchauhan8755As soon as there is no oil left no one will care, no one wants friends with just sand.
@stinkywinky2010Anyone in 2026?
@fayzullohdushanbe8558meanwhile in the present time ....
@mr.lowranktvSeems like its no more cold
@NKBaapsFantastic explanation, thank you!
@GfsdFdgh4:45 The Christian split was brutal but is now calm. The Muslim split was peaceful and now brutal.
Muslims got it backwards...... again.
Glad to see comments. People are no fools.
@madizartNot so cold now..
@protection_fireFrench revolution middle east edition
@かんちょう-q9pAnd now we have been gathered here by the Algorithm Gods
@_aiborieI watched this video back when I was in college. I’m back now 😅
@MoldybreeadIt’s not cold anymore
March 2026 anyone ?
USA, Saudi, Iran, Iraq etc etc ..... yet one country is inconspicously missing ..... never ever gets mentioned, yet you all know exactly which country im speaking about.
@orsonmoniz8 years ago and now being more relevant,
@markclingalinsonorin8051Oh this didnt age well xD
@renzopucci6943Not so cold anymore guys.
@SlyEphexAnyone here in 2026😢?
@pprathameshmoreSorry there is only ONE "country" that is always involved in all issues in the region and we all know which one it is.
@JohnJames-vt5xkBamm!! Now it's a hot war not a cold war!
@dailyfaithboost254Well this aged well.
@TheRealFranklinDelanoRooseveltWho is here after the death of iran supreme leader by US air strikes
@SeekerSLyoutubeno longer cold now , is it ?
@aeroteja8155Its hard to say how far America will go.
@murelizOh um what a good timing to appear on my recommendation
@maziralathisi knew they would leave a few important details out (like the USA’s involvement) the moment i saw them using the colonial, Eurocentric term “middle east”
@alondracruz775Saddam hussain wasn’t a dictator
@Ahmadaslam-h6uYou forgot to mention Israel
@MrRenzoReynaldoThey already lost
@brother_jer2026
@maciejjurczak7258And diaspora Iranians still want the shah back……
@haidermalik5744This video never seems to get old
@salin1982YouTube why suggesting it now
@avni-zc9dlA lot of x s on that map now
@adams8847Well I guess it's a hot war now
@maximum_musicsI think we’re all here for a reason…
@3clip5e68Aint that cold anymore
@devenhafiz1372So what's happening right now
@boburrahimov