• Tychoxii [he/him, they/them]@hexbear.net
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      2 months ago

      yeah you are reaching the end of my knowledge too. my understanding is same as you related to the iran sunni/shiite split. which is also tied to the petrodollar and to the us-approved world and the us-shitlist world.

    • Maoo [none/use name]@hexbear.net
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      2 months ago

      SA has a subimperialist role towards Yemen. They would extract value from its ports just like imperialists did in the past by giving themselves sweetheart deals. They also got to control oil production. And of course, part of SA’s deal is to be US lackeys most of the time.