Korea - Russia - Iran: political messages with missiles!

The last two weeks of this month witnessed three serious incidents in which rockets were used.

The first event took place in Iraq, where the Iranian Revolutionary Guard targeted a site in the city of Erbil, the capital of the Kurdistan region, with twelve missiles at the dawn of March 13, and the second took place five days after the first, when the Russian army targeted areas in Ukraine with supersonic “Kinzhal” missiles. As for the third, it happened 6 days after the Russian bombing, in which North Korea used an intercontinental ballistic missile that fell in the “exclusive economic zone” of Japan.

Contrary to the goals of Russia and North Korea, Iran's missiles fell in an ally country, which put the Iraqi political system in a real predicament, especially if this is read within the great political strife taking place between the Shiite al-Sadr bloc, which is allied with Muhammad al-Halbousi, the speaker of parliament and one of the symbols of the Sunnis. Masoud Barzani, President of the Kurdistan Region, and because it was considered a violation of Iraq’s sovereignty, it seemed to be in harmony with the will of the Shiite “coordinating framework,” which is led by former Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki, who wants to take his share from the next Iraqi government, whose parties, affiliated with Iran, in turn, in violent or threatening ways, targeted parties allied with al-Sadr, and this may mean that the message was directed to the Iraqi political elite more than it was actually directed at Israel, which explains the strong responses made by the leaders of the Iraqi “triple alliance” to the operation.

The use of hypersonic missiles (which have a speed of approximately 12,000 km per hour) in the Ukrainian conflict was the first of its kind in which Moscow announced that such missiles were involved in a military conflict. Considering this use as a “global precedent” sheds light on the mentality in which the Russian war in Ukraine is being conducted, as it is no longer a question of breaking the resistance of the Ukrainians, but rather of showing the escalating possibilities that the Russian military force can use in the face of the great Western alliance that has arisen against Moscow.

Contrary to the goals of Russia and North Korea, Iran's missiles fell in an ally country, which put the Iraqi political system in a real predicament, especially if this is read within the great political strife taking place between the Shiite al-Sadr bloc, which is allied with Muhammad al-Halbousi, the speaker of parliament and one of the symbols of the Sunnis. Masoud Barzani,

Military analysts call North Korea's ICBM "the beast", and its launch was its first test. Pyongyang has not tested an ICBM or a nuclear bomb since 2017, and it is hard to think that the use of this missile test is purely scientific, and most likely it has something to do with it. The current events in Ukraine remind the world of the existence of North Korea and the necessity of negotiating with it, especially with the approach of Iran’s agreement with the international system on its nuclear project, and the pressures that China, the largest sponsor of North Korea, is under from the West to abide by sanctions against Russia and not provide financial support. or its military.

These facts in the use of missiles, in various geographical areas, show the significant escalation of global fissures, and their use as “political messages” shows a dangerous tendency to set “precedents” for breaking military prohibitions.

Although these messages are a declaration of the possession of force and the ability to use it, they can also be read as a loss of logical balance, and a response to the instincts of fear and weakness. The three countries that used them are now complaining of massive sanctions, so that missiles have become a substitute for the economy, food, safe living and the dignity of peoples.