Following Israel's attack, countries bordering Iran, including Bahrain, Azerbaijan, Iraq, and Saudi Arabia, condemned the aggression. Bahrain and Iraq issued statements reflecting their geopolitical tensions with Iran, while Azerbaijan remained supportive of Israel. Saudi Arabia's denunciation was particularly vigorous, symbolizing broader regional apprehension regarding Iran's nuclear aspirations. This situation underscores a complex web of interests among these nations, where public condemnations may mask deeper motives of wanting a weakened Iran, complicating the narrative of straightforward diplomacy and mutual animosities.
"The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia expresses its strong condemnation and denunciation of the blatant Israeli aggressions against the brotherly Islamic Republic of Iran," it said, adding that the attacks were "heinous."
Green's Dictionary of Slang notes that the word heinous, when used by American teens, has at times meant fantastic, and it is no secret that among the countries that have issued denunciations are many senior officials who would consider the destruction of Iran's nuclear program heinous and rad indeed, an extreeeeeme escalation in the Harold and Kumar sense.
This lineup of eager denouncers is like the cast of a drawing-room murder mystery, where everyone is a suspect because everyone has a motive. The fact that Israel actually plunged the dagger into the deceased is incidental.
Almost all of the countries surrounding Iran have reasons to prefer a weak Iran and to dread a nuclear one. Diplomacy often takes the form of elaborate, staged meetings and statements whose plain meanings differ from what the country's leaders actually feel.
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