Quote Originally Posted by Wash DC Blue View Post
I’m watching something now, where someone is claiming that the Soviet Union started stoking up troubles between Arab’s and the Israeli’s in the 60’s to give a headache to the US and the Uk.

I’d be interested to know if there is anybody on here that could corroborate this or shut it down as BS.

The guy who is saying it, headed COBRA meetings, so I would assume that he has some gravitas but I also assume in this day and age that he might be full of shit.
The alliance between Russia and the Arab nations has been expected as an end-game scenario for almost 3000 years. This is the latest position > Russia's stern warning to Netanyahu: Israel shouldn't even consider attacking Iran's nuclear facilities

NB: "Russia has strengthened ties with the Islamic Republic since the start of its war in Ukraine and is preparing to sign a major partnership agreement with Tehran".