As I'm sure you are fully aware, over the weekend, a full-on kinetic war broke out

between Israel and Hamas.

This came right after a surprise attack by Hamas militants who launched thousands of

rockets into Israel and at the same time penetrated Israel's territory, killing likely thousands

of people.

Now, there are many videos online right now, which break down the conflict point by

point, including how the initial attack was carried out by Hamas and then the subsequent

counterattack that's currently being waged by the IDF, the Israeli Defense Forces.

And so in this episode, instead of breaking down the kinetic warfare, let's instead explore

some of the machinations that were playing themselves out behind the scenes, specifically

in regards to the role that Iran played in orchestrating these events.

It's not a secret that Iran has been backing Hamas for many, many, many years now.

Despite the fact that Iran is ruled by a Shi'a Muslim regime, and Hamas is a Sunni Muslim

fundamentalist organization, in this particular case, it doesn't seem to matter.

Iran has been backing Hamas in their fight against Israel for decades now, with some estimates

by the way, showing that the Iranian regime sends Hamas somewhere around a hundred million

dollars per year, which is then used for weapons, training, and just general funding.

Now, there have been some infighting between Hamas and the Iranian regime during the Syrian

Civil War, but that was a relatively short period of time.

And generally, Iran has been a staunch supporter of Hamas in their fight against Israel.

And this latest attack, well, it appears to be no different.

Although right at this moment when you have the fog of war, the level of involvement that

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