Does Iran indeed occupy five Arab cities?

Posted on by Elijah J Magnier

Written by – Elijah J. Magnier:

“Iran occupies five Arab cities: Beirut, Baghdad, Sana’a, Damascus and Gaza.” This saying is constantly echoed in Arab and Western capitals to accuse Iran of exporting the Iranian revolution in West Asia and expanding its control to “destabilise the region”. If it is true, Iran will have reached a stage of strength and proliferation that no country in West Asia had reached. But is this conclusion accurate; does it indicate an indisputable fact?

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Published by Elijah J Magnier

Veteran War Zone Correspondent and Senior Political Risk Analyst with over 35 years' experience covering the Middle East and acquiring in-depth experience, robust contacts and political knowledge in Iran, Iraq, Lebanon, Libya, Sudan and Syria. Specialised in terrorism and counter-terrorism, intelligence, political assessments, strategic planning and thorough insight in political networks in the region. Covered on the ground the Israeli invasion to Lebanon (1st war 1982), the Iraq-Iran war, the Lebanese civil war, the Gulf war (1991), the war in the former Yugoslavia (1992-1996), the US invasion to Iraq (2003 to date), the second war in Lebanon (2006), the war in Libya and Syria (2011 to date). Lived for many years in Lebanon, Bosnia, Iraq, Iran, Libya and Syria.