An Iranian-American academic told a former British MP during an online interview that the collapse of the Assad regime in Syria is a victory for the Israelis, further lamenting that Turkey under Erdoğan is not serious about the Palestinian cause and with the MP suggesting that the October 7 attacks now looks like a bad idea.
Netanyahu has succeeded in raising the black flag of ISIS and Al-Qaeda in Damascus. Prof Seyed Marandi on Israel's part in birthing the Islamist throat-cutters who have taken Syria
#MOATS 402 #SeyedMarandi #Netanyayu #Biden #Turkey #Israel pic.twitter.com/UpxLqFj1Xw— The Mother of All Talk Shows with George Galloway (@MoatsTV) December 9, 2024
Professor Mohammad Marandi, who teaches English at Tehran University, made these remarks during an interview with former British MP George Galloway on December 8, 2024, following the collapse of Bashar Al-Assad’s regime. The interview was uploaded on Galloway’s YouTube channel.
The professor claimed that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu succeeded in raising the flags of ISIS and Al-Qaeda in the Syrian capital, Damascus, after the fall of Assad on December 8th.
"Netanyahu has succeeded in raising the black flags of ISIS and Al-Qaeda in Damascus,” Narandi claimed.
Two idiots in a frame!
— JOHNSON MATHEW (@JKMATHEW14) December 9, 2024
He also claimed that Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan was never serious about the Palestinian cause, adding that he never sent arms or ammunition to either West Bank or Gaza.
"Erdoğan has never been serious about the Palestinian cause. He never sent a single bullet to Gaza. He never sent a single bullet to the West Bank.”
The professor also argued that Iran and Syria were supporting, and the West Bank would have difficulty defending itself after Syria’s defeat, further adding that, because of Erdoğan, the defeat of Israel would be impossible. Galloway also replied that the fall of the Assad regime was, in fact, a victory for Israel.
All those brainwashed by the Zionist media need to listen to this
— AJ (@ATruthMaestro) December 9, 2024
"Iran and Syria were supporting the West Bank. The Syrians were supporting the West Bank until now, so now the West Bank is going to have a much more difficult time protecting itself.” Marandi said. "Now, after what Erdoğan has done, the equation has changed, and this Israeli defeat is... I can't call it a defeat anymore."
"Let me say what you are not able to say or don't feel able to say: It's an Israeli victory,” Galloway replied.
Very good analysis. I would add the Russian element. Put must’ve struck a deal with the U.S. to abandon Assad in exchange for the U.S. abandoning Zelensky. It’s a game of chess.
— Cuulmann (@Cuulmann74) December 9, 2024
Galloway then claimed that the October 7 attacks launched by Hamas against Israel in 2023 were a bad idea and even asked rhetorically whose idea it was anyway. Marandi defended Hamas and its leader, Yahya Sinwar, and shifted the blame to Erdoğan and his “henchmen.”
"October 7 now looks like a very bad idea, making you wonder whose idea was it anyway," Galloway said.
"How could Yahya Sinwar, who led that operation, be blamed for the criminal behavior of the Erdoğan regime and his henchmen? I cannot blame Hamas or the Islamic Jihad for what they did." Marandi said.
What a dumb analysis
— Fadi Laham (@FadiLaham6) December 12, 2024
When Galloway asked Marandi why the Iranian regime did not see the fall of the Assad regime in Syria coming, the professor further explained the influence of Iran in the region by saying that the Iranian regime sent a number of advisors and troops to fight the Syrian Opposition, but Assad and the Syrian army were unwilling to fight them.
"The Iranians did send a large number of advisors; they were in Damascus, and troops under Iranian supervision were in Damascus and in the areas around it. They had come in from abroad, but – as I said – they needed the full consent and support of the president [of Syria] and thus the cooperation of the Syrian Arab Army in order to begin fighting.” Marandi began to explain.
“So Iran was prepared to make sacrifices, but if the Syrian president was not committed and if the Syrian army was not committed, then it would have been a failure, and you would have had a lot of dead Iranians," Marandi added.
