Propagandists are vigorously promoting the idea that the attack on Ukraine is similar to an attack on Iran. The argument goes: look — there’s a war here and a war there, and in both cases a strong power attacked a weaker one. So, if you support Ukraine, you must support Iran too. Otherwise, they say, you’re applying double standards, and “this is different.”
Everything has already been said, but since no one was listening, important points need to be repeated again and again. Let’s go through them point by point. No, these are different situations:
Ukraine posed no threat to Russia. On the contrary, it gave Russia all of its nuclear weapons and dismantled almost all of its armed forces, including its navy, missiles, and strategic bombers. Russian propagandists had to invent the idea of an “attack on Russian territory.” Remember the story about the two Ukrainian BMPs? You probably forgot. Now let me show you where the “attack” was supposedly planned. By the way, there’s been no news about NATO biolabs, combat mosquitoes, or their little cabal for a long time—I’m very worried.
Iran, on the other hand, repeatedly promised to destroy Israel and constantly threatened America. It actively worked to turn these threats into reality—developing its missile program and creating nuclear weapons.
Ukraine did not wage an undeclared war against Russia—no terrorist attacks, no sabotage operations, no missile strikes. Iran, for decades, actively waged war through proxies—Hamas, Hezbollah, the Houthis, and Shiite militias in Iraq. Iran was behind the largest terrorist attack in history on October 7. Remember the missile strikes on Israel from Iranian territory on April 13 and October 1, 2024? These were the largest missile attacks in history at the time. Israel responded to attacks that had already occurred.
Russia has no legitimate claims to Ukrainian territory. Crimea and Donbas are internationally recognized Ukrainian lands. Arguments about “historical Russia” have no legal force. The Israel-Iran conflict has no territorial dimension. Neither Israel nor the U.S. claim a single square meter of Iranian land. The conflict is ideological—the Iranian regime denies Israel’s very right to exist.
The UN General Assembly condemned the Russian invasion with 141 votes. This is one of the most consensual results in UN history. International sanctions against Iran’s nuclear program were adopted unanimously by the Security Council (before Russia and China used their vetoes). Even Arab countries—Saudi Arabia, UAE, Jordan—helped Israel intercept Iranian missiles in April 2024, which speaks volumes about the perceived threat.
Ukraine is a democratic state that held free and fair elections. Iran is an armed dictatorship, maintaining power through extreme cruelty. Executions of protesters, rape, and torture are the norm for the IRGC. Iran is not a victim—it actively participates in Russia’s aggression against Ukraine. Russia receives military assistance from Iran; Iran itself is a co-aggressor in the war against Ukraine.
Let’s compare the stated war objectives. Russia openly declared its goal as the elimination of Ukrainian statehood, occupation, and annexation of Ukrainian territories. It has even incorporated these objectives into its Constitution. In a war with Iran, no one aims to occupy Iran or annex its territory—the goal is to neutralize real threats coming from the ayatollah regime, not only to America and Israel but to all of Iran’s neighbors. Look at the statistics—over 60% of all Iranian attacks targeted Arab countries.
And if it becomes possible not only to eliminate real nuclear threats but also to change the ayatollah regime in Iran, the whole world will benefit. The first beneficiaries will be the Iranian people themselves. It’s not by chance that they take to the streets waving Israeli flags and chanting “Am Yisrael Chai.” They will also thank the world for the elimination of the ayatollah regime, just as Germans thanked the Allies for eliminating the Nazi regime.
