Anti-War Game: Starting from Normandy Campaign-Chapter 562 - 269: The Shifting Alliances of the Middle East
Listening to Yu Feng talk about the situation here.
The Blue Star netizens in the livestream room finally understood the hatred between the Middle East countries and the United States.
The feelings are surprisingly outrageous.
Controlling the regime of the Iran Federation, this is intolerable anywhere, damn it.
Especially in countries in the Middle East with strict religious and racial systems.
Although the current regime of the Iran Federation in the story has already been covertly replaced by the United States and the United Kingdom.
But the people on Blue Star know what happened later.
In the 1991 plot of [Modern Warfare], despite the eight-year bloody battle between the Iraq Federation and Iran Federation, they were unprepared for an attack from the United States against Iran Federation.
It goes to show the situation Iran Federation was in.
Obviously, the regime supported by the United States and the Commonwealth has been overthrown.
If it were still there, the Iraq Federation wouldn’t be unguarded.
Yu Feng finished speaking and sighed:
"The methods of the United States are too aggressive, treating the Middle East like it’s Europe."
"Casually supporting and replacing regimes without considering the deeply entrenched religious and racial systems, only stirs collective vigilance among the Arab countries."
"This also led the United States to find themselves unable to win over other countries in the Middle East region and eventually only finding Israel as an ally."
"Because Israel is the only outsider."
Yu Feng continued, saying:
"Oh, and there’s an interesting tidbit."
"Initially, Israel didn’t stand with the United States."
Upon hearing this,
The Blue Star viewers in the livestream were taken aback. Was there some hidden story?
Looking at the question marks floating across the screen, Yu Feng began to explain:
"When Israel first established its state in the Middle East, the Arab countries naturally opposed it."
"But at that time, the Soviet Union was actually backing Israel."
"Do you know why?"
At this point, the netizens in the livestream room were frowning.
However, some clever ones were brushing through messages like United Kingdom, United States, etc.
Yu Feng smiled as he saw those particular comments and said:
"Those viewers got it right."
"The Soviet Union initially supported Israel to weaken the influence of the United Kingdom and the United States in the Middle East."
"As previously mentioned, the United Kingdom and the United States controlled the oil extraction in the Middle East."
"The Iran Federation alone had been under the control of the United Kingdom for thirty to forty years."
"Everyone was eager for a piece of this pie."
"Especially since the United Kingdom was from the opposing camp."
"So when Israel was established in 1948, the main supporter in the United Nations meetings was the Soviet Union."
"This allowed Israel to gain approval for statehood through the United Nations."
"Similarly,"
"The day after Israel announced its statehood in the Middle East,"
"Five neighboring Arab countries launched a ’holy war’ against Israel."
"But with weapons and assistance from the Soviet Union,"
"Israel ultimately won the ’holy war.’"
"Establishing a firm foothold in the Middle East."
Upon hearing this,
The Blue Star netizens in the livestream couldn’t help but be stunned by the complexities of the situation.
Yu Feng paused for a moment and then continued:
"But what the Soviet Union didn’t expect was."
"Israel’s defection happened too quickly."
"Barely after gaining a foothold in the Middle East, Israel rapidly aligned with the United States, a swift move even the United States didn’t anticipate."
"After all, from 1947 to 1948 during the establishment of Israel, including the subsequent confrontation with five Arab countries, it was all supported behind the scenes by the Soviet Union."
"Unexpectedly, after finding stability, Israel directly aligned with the Western bloc."
"And their stance was exceptionally firm."
"Therefore, the geopolitical landscape in the Middle East turned into what it is now, with the United States supporting only Israel because its hand could not reach other Arab countries."
"Coupled with the incidents in Iran, by this 1955 timeline, anti-American sentiment is surging in the Middle East region."
"And the Soviet Union, realizing that the United States had antagonized the entire Arab world with its own reckless maneuvers, swiftly shifted to support the Arab countries, starting to provide large-scale military assistance."
"Thus."
"The situation in the Middle East is roughly outlined as follows."
"The United States supports Israel while drawing in some Arab countries, whereas the Soviet Union supports other established Arab nations."
As Yu Feng finished speaking, the Blue Star netizens in the livestream started to grasp the Middle East situation.
However, it really is complex.
The shifting allegiances of both camps — is this political maneuvering?
The Soviet Union initially supported Israel intending to undermine the dominance of the United States and the United Kingdom in the Middle East.
In the end, after securing its position, Israel promptly switched sides to the United States, and then the United States and the United Kingdom antagonized the Arab countries with their own blunders.
Leading to the Soviet Union providing extensive support to the Arab countries while the United States ended up backing Israel.
This dramatic reversal left the Blue Star players dizzy.
But they finally understood the situation in the Middle East and the animosity towards the United States in the region.
Once Yu Feng noticed that the Blue Star players in the livestream room had digested this information, he brought up a map.
Looking at the Africa region on ’Earth,’ Yu Feng enlarged the map of Africa and marked it with two different colors and a third neutral color:
