Iran and Israel need each other - here's why | Defence in Depth

Israel bombed an Iranian consulate. Iran retaliated with hundreds of missiles and drones against Israel, but didn’t kill anyone; then Israel struck back with a bombing raid just small enough for the Iranians to pretend it had not happened.
The world held its breath as the middle east’s military superpowers headed towards a conflagration that would have ignited the entire region, and quite possibly triggered world war three. Then, just as suddenly, it was all over.
What on earth was Tehran thinking?
In this episode of Defence in Depth, Roland Oliphant, senior foreign correspondent, asks the question: would a war with Israel rally Iranians to the flag - or would it be the last straw that would see them finally overthrow the regime?
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[@BrandonClark-mz9dp]

I think The Telegraph should do a video on the history and prominence of the Sudanese Rapid Support Forces (RSF), in light of the current humanitarian catastrophe following the beginning of last year's civil war.

[@musative]

It would be really interesting to learn more about propaganda/ disinformation circulating on both sides about Israel/Hamas via social media, and how this is being used to influence electoral/ trade union politics in the West, and to what end. And more broadly where do pro-Palestinian/ anti-Zionist views on the left come from (e.g. how did Chomsky, Pappé, Zizek etc come to form their viewpoints)? It can't all just be from Iranian propaganda... Right?

[@AchaemenidEmpireIRAN]

💩🇺🇸💩🇲🇫💩🇬🇧💩🇺🇦💩🇮🇱💩🇩🇪💩

[@user-zy7zq5qx6f]

🇮🇷🇵🇸✨🇮🇷🇵🇸✨🇮🇷🇵🇸✨🇵🇸🇮🇷 Or jab Hitler ne Israel walo ko nikal diya the Germany se to koi country ne unhai nahi liya. Lekin Palastine walo ne unhai apni zamin per rhane diya or fir kuch salo bad Palastine walo ki zamin ade se ziyada Israel walo ne unhai mar ker chin Liye uska kya? Unka ka hak nahi hai kya apni zamin wapas lene ka? ✡👎✡👎✡👎✡👎✡👎✡👎✡👎✡👎✡

[@zulkarnainkhankhosa]

Pakistan & India

[@charbelh.boutros4971]

Most importantly, the military industrial complex needs both of them to remain forever at odds.

[@mry1393]

this was the most informative video I've watched in a while

[@MichelMrz]

As an Iranian who opposes the regime, let me answer that question: 9:10 The borders of Iran hold immense significance for the majority of people. Personally, I feel a surge of intense emotion whenever I hear of possible conflicts erupting on our soil or discover attempts to incite tensions among minorities by Israel. Instead of engaging Iran directly or supporting the division of Iran, the West should focus on diplomacy and addressing issues outside of borders. It's crucial to understand that the people of Iran have a deep love for their homeland and are willing to defend every inch of it with their lives.

[@Arte-Vi]

I understand that nobody is talking about invading Iran, but about stoping Iran's regime from having nukes. Nobody cares about France having Nukes, or India or even Israel, but Iran's regime is a very active promotor of terror, and terror with nukes will produce horrifying things that probably have no name yet to describe them. It has to be avoided by all means. Therefore, I don't think a diplomatic solution is possible with terrorists. Not with this regime.

[@6balance9]

@@Arte-Vione mans terrorist, is another mans freedom fighter.

[@6balance9]

KZbin is censoring my comments lol 7times

[@6balance9]

Is another mans freedom fighter

[@AchaemenidEmpireIRAN]

🇮🇷🇮🇷🇮🇷 > > > > 🇮🇱🇬🇧🇺🇸🇩🇪🇲🇫

[@thedavid00100]

The fact that we live in a world where an American president can warn a Near East country not to strike an ally and it still struck is truly a remarkable turn of events

[@costcontrolteam2618]

Senile old man gets a message, forgets it while he is shuffling across the stage in the wrong direction. Obama is running the White House, not Biden.

[@carms500]

I think its important to explain how physically far apart the two countries are. Any direct confrontation would involve rockets and airplanes. Large scale tank battles or infantry clashes are simply impossoblr for both countries.

[@richardsimms251]

Terrific discussion and speaker. RS. Canada

[@nofham7311]

🫡 Sharp and levelheaded report, now that’s journalism!

[@ariankarimi952]

Trash and totally biased. Good luck with your superpower Israel.

[@Bozzy-zq8vw]

wow... god help us, if this is journalism..

[@betweenlamppost]

Dude, Iran spent $30 million baby drones and 72 hour warning while it took Israel $1.5 billion of US tax payer money! Do the simple math and say who lost!🤷‍♀️

[@User9681e]

Wdym now they get billions by selling the interception systems easily with 99% real world proven anti blastic missile capability Btw Iran did it because they know Israel could intercept it

[@nwankwosampson-xk3jc]

Israel isn't poor as Iran

[@User9681e]

@@nwankwosampson-xk3jc Israel is much much smaller and has oil , diamond trade industry , gas , hightech etc It's not poor

[@nwankwosampson-xk3jc]

@@User9681e it's a mistake bro. I forget to put "not"

[@gonzalesfrederic6213]

​@@User9681eGas, lsrael has. Oil, barely. But indeed if a country has highly capable scientists, it is lsrael. Not that the US, India, France, Russia, and others do not, but lsrael impresses

[@TreasaVeigas-qq5jm]

Can't imagine that such old human beings can be so evil before meeting the good God.

[@user-sm3xq5ob5d]

Fact is that those who most fervently claim religious beliefs are those who are the least fervent actual believers. It is only a tool to stay in power. Religion is for the masses.

[@PauloAdriano-zo2ng]

Who? Biden? Or Bibi? Age doesn't improve everything. Biden will age like milk toast.

[@muhammadafg1126]

@@user-sm3xq5ob5d facts netanyahoo killing palestinians on a daily bases

[@shahrozyousefi48]

Good analyse!

[@PeaceTrain1]

Dude, World is getting the truth! Shut up!

[@jacobsaunders1092]

What? 😂

[@tomnik9592]

😂😂😂😂😂

[@kayswag2nv]

Nice in Dept Dom

[@ET_LWO]

4:28 Strategic patience

[@user-tb7nj8di7i]

When Iran and Israel come together no nation can stand with them but the west divided them. There are more Jews in Iran than other countries apart from US and maybe Israel

[@jolness1]

1) no… 2) hostilities between Iran and Israel aren’t western plots

[@NimaKhoie]

Middle-East's military super powers!?? Is this "expert" for real!??

[@asadbinmushtaq]

Very well done Roland

[@fettywap1738]

Good article

[@robertsteele474]

Why not just call this "Israel: the Latest"?

[@stompie51]

Huh? It’s about Iran.

[@robertsteele474]

@@stompie51 Sure it is. "#israel #iran #explained"

[@JM-bo7ko]

Why can’t we all just get along. In the end what’s the point

[@G.RobertMoore-dk4sz]

IDK, within the first 30 seconds the reporter refers to Israel and Iran as (albeit 'regional') superpowers. I think it's appropriate to call them great powers, but not superpowers (nor, of course, hyperpowers). Those words do mean something.

[@thenewniccage2283]

Hello Dominic

[@xWeAreCoolx]

Hi Dom

[@netsiteing]

Iranian people can and should bring down the Ayatollah's regime and save the People/Nation with great Persian history and future possibilities to be a flowering nation of the Middle East

[@sarahjames927]

Why does Iran not show this level of fervour against Myanmar. Hypocrites

[@pubguc6771]

Iran including

[@TheMagicLemur]

Good analysis, although misses the fact that Iranians themselves mocked Iran's retaliatory strike.

[@MustardSkaven]

Iran is full of groups that hate the regime.

[@h.n1977]

No

[@PonelyPonely]

Irans military base wasnt bombed in isfahan lol. Israel launched a bunch of dji size drones and it was all taken down hence why none of the media talks about it since it was sooo bad lol.

[@bratzoc1785]

West really did not understand that whoever Sit in Iran Regime... They will still oppose Israel in the Region 😆

[@nwankwosampson-xk3jc]

And who cares

[@davidfognini8526]

Right, Iran needs Israel but in HELL 😂

[@rana123asif]

Preset match or drama

[@adriennefried5368]

Fahad killed yesterday in Iran 😢

[@AchaemenidEmpireIRAN]

Fake news 😂

[@Fa2x_Cy]

Propaganda as well…

[@thenguyen4873]

Iran isnt as bad as what america make them out to be. Just cause a country doesnt like war as jt know their people will suffer due to the war. What happiness cone fro war?

[@adriennefried5368]

Oxymoron civilized war 😢

[@PauloAdriano-zo2ng]

Just like an *illegal invasion,* as opposed to a legal invasion. 😮😅

[@orientalcaesar]

6:00 The building that was bombed was NOT part of the embassy. A lot of it is misinformation or disinformation.

[@MrShoeReviews]

Why are we so hypocritical on what Isreal is doing? Feels like we are supporting a devil.

[@darshansingh4375]

Sounds like a fair assessment. Let’s pray wisdom will prevail , and that wider war will be avoided..So far Netanyahu is committing a genocide in Gaza and in the West Bank. He is a ruthless corrupt leader using war to stay in power.

[@John-bravooo]

Iran committed a genocide in syria

[@satiricgames2129]

Reckless when its Israel cool storry

[@user-xl6mg1tm7s]

Ok let

[@MosiacSecretpatio]

Ap

[@singhvlog4962]

Why this Israel is always on the show! What Netanyahu fighting for ? are we dealing for another ww3?

[@alionline999]

The telegraph is a mossad outlet.😂😂🎉

[@DavidDing-op5jm]

What a shameless and laughable promotion of the british monarchy

[@DavidDing-op5jm]

@@FunnyBunny-pd5xx is that your best comeback😏

[@yesyes-om1po]

the greatest promotion of the british monarchy is in the history books with how much more peaceful and put together the entire middle east and africas were under british rule

[@mrbaywatch21]

This was actually pretty informative

[@gonzalesfrederic6213]

Well, to make some of my desserts, l may need both Israel and Iran. Iran has the best pistachioes and Zagros figs, and Israel has great dates and melons. Now, this stated, Iran may need Israel to restore Zoroastrianism and Christianity. Israel also has Bahai, who may too contribute to giving Iran help iit get rid of lslam. The thing is, as it stands, the end of lslam in lran is jeoardized by the lranians who are willingly Muslim. I am French, l regularly encounter in France lranians who, upon being safe, revert to Zorolastrianism or Christianism (usually they opt for being Catholic or Lutherians instead of reverting to being Nestorians). If the Islamic Republic falls, l deem that within days a fitfh to a quarter of the Iranians would cease to follow lslam.

[@juniorluma9129]

Liarrrrr Stop it your lying since Persian time Iran has been Muslims so the Islamic regime will never fall

[@stephanieb8267]

For the algorithm

[@netsiteing]

Ayatollah terror regime tried to save face (and it may have for some its domestic supporters) but in fact it was embarrassed (before those who actually saw what happened) while Israel showed the regime how easily it can strike within.

[@SteveIsabelle-yu3cb]

MYXLAVACEALLAHISGREATGRANTISALLAH.INCHALLAH FRONTILIMESALAME.

[@Salehalanazi-7]

Both of them 0 kills lmao. They told each other before each attack lmao. What a movie

[@noonwraith401]

Yep.Peasants dont understand this.

[@Eyewitness4545]

Free Palestine from Israel. 🇵🇭❤️🇵🇸

[@tomnik9592]

🇮🇹🇮🇱

[@Eyewitness4545]

@@tomnik9592 🌏❤️🇵🇸

[@eddyr1041]

Wxpensive war😅

[@UncriticalRaceTheory]

unprovoked invasion? Iran was targeting top Iraqi gov officials

[@kashinathpawar6341]

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[@fghezelbash8731]

pertty inaccurate

[@YouTubeAlex666]

That Iran bloke is a right beardy git.

[@farhathasnain1508]

BRITISH PROPAGANDA AS USUAL

[@user-sl9vx9gh9i]

😂😂😂😂

[@johnsperthsangma3622]

How Ibrahim Risi exalted himself before Israel, but now he should humiliated.

[@norkhach1715]

U guys total BS

[@liv2510]

We all know Iran hammered Israel. If the us an Israel could off retaliated harder they would have. They just don’t have the weapons to strike Iran without being in Iraq which the Iraqi pm doesn’t want usa an Israel soldiers there. Hence why Iran has won the strategic war.

[@satiricgames2129]

😂😂😂 delusional terrorist

[@jacobsaunders1092]

Nah we don't know that 😅 sounds like a bunch of BS to me

[@noonwraith401]

What?

[@liv2510]

@@jacobsaunders1092 yeah nah we do know, biden was begging iraqi pm to host us an israli miltary hardware, but told to go get f,:cked 🤣😂

[@teonatsios491]

ISRAEL IS NOT A REGIONAL SUPERPOWER ISRAEL IS LOSING AND WILL CONTINUE TO LOSE

[@Matt1975ism]

😂😂😂 lay off the drugs!

[@nwankwosampson-xk3jc]

How many has Iran won? Israel fighting multiple fronts and only country that does so.

[@profeta1982]

Brillant