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Lancero

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18. And point 4, the Sunni/Shia schism.

Reply to MineralMan (Original post)

Thu Mar 5, 2026, 03:34 PM

Mar 5

Iraq and Lebanon are the two exceptions here, but otherwise Iran has been bombing every non-Shia nation in proximity.

Lebanon gets left out on religious lines - They're not 'technically' a Shia nation, nor do they have a Shia majority, but Hezbollah is Shia aligned and they have outsized control over the nation.

Iraq is purely political, given how much control the US has over the nation.

Not a perfect fit given the outliers, but military action is falling more along Sunni/Shia lines than Christian/Muslim ones.

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