in marriage laws, allowing for full equality for old. the bill still has a few hurdles to pause before it becomes low. but many l g p t q plus activists in thailand filled air, closer than ever before to having that cruise for quality on since you're watching the news, i'll be back in the top of the hour with more world news followed by the day i hope to see you then the we say they're about never getting up every weekend on d w. now this is not just a pipeline, it connects to is rarely cities. but what's so interesting about it is that it used

to be known as the is rarely reading and pipeline in the 1970s. because of the 2 states worked on it together to transfer crude, alter israel to europe. but that is a thing of the past. in the day a set of tony. as in government about matter, how did you get the plates quote, there will be no. is room in 25 years. you have tobar 2023. tara attack on israel is left to our group. come up. has to the conflict on a whole new level because i'm us is backed by iran. iran and israel are among the biggest military powers in the middle east, but they are very different. the islamic iranian regime denies israel's right to exist. the only majority due or state in the world, but the conflict is about much more than jews and muslims. it's also about influence in the region and about israel's number one, ally, the us. let's on rabble of what's behind it. and what the dispute is really about

the after israel declared independence in 1948 iran was actually among the 1st muslim majority countries that recognize the new state. so what happened then? the rain and revolution in 1979 turned everything upside down. when the western baksha regime was about to hold out, so mainly the leader of the atlantic revolution, believe that it should be exported through out the middle east and the world. he saw israel as part of the so called west in the middle of the majority muslim world as a problem. and ever since the ring and regime it doesn't recognize is wrote as a states and leaders don't even mentioned this name. this is one of to runs the oldest squares in 2017. these clock was unveiled here counting down to 2040 to the destruction of israel. because that is part of the propaganda of the

religious regime in iran. square is often the scene of protest like beast transporting the anti semitic, anti israel rhetoric of the ring and authoritarian government. one has been using this rhetoric of destroying israel, but i think we need to be a bit careful distinguishing between rhetoric and reality. that was made of that voters saturday. he has written numerous books on a range and society and politics both and english and far see. so he really knows what he's talking about. the square we mentioned earlier, guess what? it's called palestine square. for a reason. after i must have told her attack on israel, people in iran protested here in support of the palestinians, some even in support of terrorist group from us. but remember, iran is an author retiree in state. so these protests might not reflect what people

actually think because we've seen in the past that protests happen, orchestrated by the regime. it's important to understand that ever since the rain and revolution, the rain and regime presented itself as a vocal supporter of the palestinians. so why is that? we asked, i've, it, can me, an expert on error is rarely relations use this issue in order to do mention as, uh, origin, low, all of in the middle east. and what he's saying is backed up by political scientist, marriage, that was already the way to understand it, really part of the policies that a crate to the quote unquote this either of the muslim world. they try to formulate this sort of rhetorical champaign that can resonate with the average citizen industry. so the, our up was the world where they say we are the defender office to reach the, or the defendant of the palestinians. we can't go much into detail on the israeli

palestinian conflict if you want to know more check out or video about it. and so now you know why iran sees israel as its enemy, but its influence literally spills over its borders. this is what around calls, the axis of resistance. you have already heard of the palestinian militant group. how much which attack israel on october 7, 2023 and a seem to terrorist organizations by the u. s. and you come off is not the only group and the region that gets funding and arms from iran, the so called proxy armies include as long as you had in galvan and westbank, his boss in lab and on the syrian armed forces, popular mobilization force and iraq and cruces in yemen, begging i must get around the opportunity to position itself as the leading supporter of the palestinian calls in the air up world. just a reminder, most muslims in the world are sunni, including most palestinian muslims. are most muslims in saudi arabia,

a big player in the region, and the ring and regimes arch enemy saudi arabia in the wrong actually compete for influence in the middle east. the around has a she, a majority, which is a different branch of islam. same goes for most a ring and proxies in the region, such as his blocks. so let's travel a bit further to the north, to the lab and on israel border region. this area in southern lebanon is another control of is what makes militant group has left, which is like come us back by iran. and then there are whose these, which operate mainly in yemen. just take a look at their slogan. it says here in red depth to america depth to israel cruz on the juice basically the same chance that we hear some 3000 kilometers away in toronto. the hatred against israel often goes hand in hand with hatred against the united states. so there is definitely

a comment ideology with the ring and regime and political the porch for the hoot seats, but around and nice sending the weapons paid. so there are several militias outside of it, runs borders that are backed by the ring and regime. and some of them have played a role in the aftermath of the october 2023 attack on israel. and an escalation of the decades long hostilities between hezbollah and israel, his beloved fired missiles into israel, the day after the masa taxed. and israel retaliated with air strikes and lebanon, and the human bays tutsis have targeted. it is early link chips in the red sea. this puts it around in proxy confrontation with israel. but does that also mean the ring and regime itself could acts against israel directly at one point? let's keep that question in mind for later. so we have taken a closer look at the rang and side, but israel did not just sit back and wait. take these 2 areas and saddam and then

syria. both were headed by air strikes, one in 292013 israel is believe to be behind the strikes and hundreds more in syria targeting weapons to prevent them from reaching iran's proxy armies from us in gaza and has the law in southern lebanon. and there's another big and potentially deadly topic. nuclear weapons. the rang and regime has repeatedly said its nuclear program is only to produce energy here on the zillow of course started you. i mean, you never did run a whole lot. it's just not brought power such as the you as china, u k. and you don't believe them. and isabel doesn't believe them either. why? and just so, you know, is ro was one of the biggest critics of the around nuclear deal. but that's

a story for another video. so for iran, it's nuclear program is a way to put itself in a position of power in the middle east. and the program is ols on all the g of bullet to google lands. and all the way to bottom brush are on the united states on the west. and israel sees the rain a nuclear program as threatening to its existence. and by the way, israel is believed to possess nuclear weapons as well, but it doesn't acknowledge this. back to iran. here are the countries to nuclear facilities. over the years, there have been many sabotaged attacks. take this nuclear facility in not tons or experts say an explosion in 2020 separate ron's nuclear program. but up to 2 years . iran has been israel for them and is rarely officials have implicitly threatened to attack around nuclear facilities. israel's intelligence agency,

most of it is also believed to have targeted rain and nationals including a series of assassinations of high profile nuclear scientists, such as the father of iran's nuclear program in 2020 israel, however, has never officially admitted to it. remember the oil pipeline we mentioned at the beginning. well today there's no it raining oil flowing through it. enter as a by john. yes, another country that plays a role in this conflict. since the ninety's israel has had good relations with other by john and muslim majority country with an author retiree and regime, other by john has become one of is ralph key suppliers of crude oil and is a close military partner. one detail is important here. look at as it by themselves, the country shares of more than 700 kilometer long border with iran and dislocation could potentially help israel perform a long range strike on

a rock. so now we have a better understanding why there's a conflict between iran and israel, around is using anti israel rhetoric to gain more power in the middle east. and israel is pushing back against iran proxies and the countries influence. and we already know both countries are regional powers. but how come a country as small as israel is such a big military player? well, that's partly because israel is not alone and seeing iran as it's kind of me and it has a powerful friend. the us is israel's, and number one allied militarily and financially that support is based on strategic interests in the middle east. and as you know, the common enemy iran. this map shows countries that are recently normalized diplomatic relations with israel, the abram accords, where a us initiatives that were signed and 2020, and the rocco saddam, and more importantly, 2 gulf states,

the rhine and the united arab emirates with israel. so supporting this coalition of sunni muslim countries with israel was one way the u. s. has been trying to contain iran's influence in the region. remember, iran is officially a she a country. and the us, the return government did already seemed to like israel, improving relations with majority muslim countries in the region. the headed headings in the fact that the slow me says it that the holidays look at one big regional player. and sony majority country was missing saudi arabia on israel, and saudi arabia didn't used to have official relations since the beginning of 2023 . the u. s. tried to broker a deal between israel and saudi arabia and they were supposed to be really close to historic agreement, something iran, so the rate of arch enemy would not have liked to put it mildly. and we all know what happened next. the october 2023 terrorist attack on israel by how much and how

israel and then declared more on how much the deadly is rarely strikes on gaza sparked outrage in the arab world. and they have put on hold the relations between israel and its neighbors. as you know, around proxy armies are attacking israel. at the same time, the united states has moved worship to the region. but we still owe you an answer to one question. we haven't answered yet, what the iranian regime actually enter the conflict itself. you know, or will not be involved because you're wrong involved in this more with the guns original and uh, even worse then uh, rigid and regional was my arguments movie. they know that getting involved in the war. the district when you're on really doesn't have any air force to speak. they are no match or sophisticated these fairly tight. so it seems to around wants to

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