Everyone Can Play Chess

Everyone Can Play Chess

Sometimes, you don't need to be an intelligence expert to understand a political spectacle; you only need to look at the contradictions.

The problem is that some politicians seem so confident in their own power that they assume everyone else understands nothing. As if people are simply supposed to watch the show, listen to the official narrative, nod their heads, and never ask questions.

But the world has not worked that way for a long time.

Governments have satellites, intelligence agencies, and thousands of eyes and ears around the world. So when the narratives do not match reality, it is only natural for questions to arise.

How is it possible for Turkey not to know where its own forces are stationed? Or for the United States to be unable to examine intelligence concerning Israel?

Are we really expected to believe that contradictory reports are merely accidental? That everything is simply a misunderstanding?

Or are we supposed to believe that the entire world has suddenly become naïve?

This is no longer just a political narrative; it is an insult to the intelligence of the public.

If the situation is truly dangerous enough for a war between Israel and Turkey to be imminent, then why is Israel's ally putting on such a spectacular display?

Yes, what we see in public does not necessarily reflect the reality behind the scenes. That is precisely why I say this: this affair smells less like war and more like a game.

A game over Syria.
A game for influence.
A game for the balance of power.
And perhaps a game to send a message to Iran.

But if the real objective was to send a message to Iran, the planners of this spectacle seem to have forgotten one very important point:

Iran does not make decisions to the sound of bombs.

Iran has lived for years with threats, sanctions, military operations, assassinations, political pressure, and economic siege.

Therefore, believing that a few attacks in Syria could force Tehran to abandon all of its regional calculations sounds more like a political joke than a serious strategy.

You may hate the Islamic Republic of Iran. You may oppose all of its policies.

But none of that is a reason to deny Iran's intelligence, experience, or ability to calculate its moves.

You have to see the truth, not what you want the truth to be.

And the end of the show?

Eight attacks on a base, with “no casualties.”

Syria said the site was not supposed to become a permanent Turkish base.

The United States said the intelligence behind the attack was mistaken.

And then the United States began looking for ways to prevent a confrontation between Israel and Turkey.

Now ask yourself:

Is this a war, or a much bigger political game?

My answer is clear.

Some have become so arrogant about their own power that they believe they can lie to everyone at the same time and no one will notice.

But this region is not a place for such naïve games.

Politicians here have seen every kind of power game. So if someone thinks they can attack a base eight times, then present the world with a strange and contradictory narrative and expect everyone to applaud, they had better read their script again.

This world is full of politicians—not naïve people.

And perhaps, in the end, what was supposed to be a threatening message to Iran amounted to nothing more than a heavy price for those who paid for it.

The bombs were dropped.
The aircraft flew.
The base was damaged.
Chaos followed.

But if the goal was to change Iran's calculations, perhaps Tehran simply watched the spectacle and said:

“Oh... what a waste of money, for such a ridiculous show!”

And perhaps the worst part is that some people actually believed they were the only ones who knew how to play the game.

Sorry, gentlemen.

In this region, everyone knows how to play chess.

Author: Gouya Roshan — All rights reserved.