I bet Iran will eventually threaten to nuke Mecca if anyone attacks them.
Crazy?
I would not put it past them because they know most countries have a high percentage of waiting Moslem just ready for a good reason to go Jihad.
They could always blame it on the Jooze.
More seriously, I don't think they would--Shiites buy into Mecca; the split with the Sunnis came a few generations later.
I don't think they'd mind taking over Mecca, though, if they could become the dominant Arab power and reduce Saudi to an oil producing vassal province.
Well, let the attack begin!!
I have felt for a number of years that I will see Mecca nuked by Iran. When the twelfth Imam shows up the ballon goes up.
I bet Iran will eventually threaten to nuke Mecca if anyone attacks them
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And lost the bet. Nuking Mecca is the thing muslims fear most. It would utterly destroy Islam, as Allah would have proven unable to protect the Rock and the heart of Islam. The muslims believe Allah controls EVERYTHNG down to the sub-atomic level.
With the destruction of the Rock, current muslims would convert or become atheists. This is no secret, just not talked about.
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No, certainly not. That statement indicates misunderstanding of the big picture.
The goal of the Iranian mullahs is control of Mecca and thus Islam. Israel is a side show and really irrelevant. Saudi Arabia and Mecca and thus all of the Arabian peninsula is the objective.
Back about 1979 a contingent of armed Iranian troops flew in to Jeddah for the hajj and attempted to capture the Grand Mosque. They were wiped out by Saudi Security forces, every man killed. The objective remains the same but the method has changed.