2/5 Turkey has one immutable red line: Kurdish empowerment. Ankara has spent decades fighting the PKK. Any Kurdish force gaining strength, weapons, or autonomy triggers an existential response from Turkey. Regardless of who they're fighting.
Mar 4 • 5 tweets • 1 min read
THREAD🧵 1/5 Following the US-Israeli assassination of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Feb 28, Iran's most senior clerics issued binding fatwas declaring jihad against the US and Israel. These are not symbolic—they are religious obligations under Shia jurisprudence.
2/5 The fatwas elevate the conflict to jihad al-'ayn (individual obligation). Every capable Muslim who follows these marja' is required to act. No government permission needed. No retreat permitted. The obligation persists until the objective is achieved or the individual dies.