These Islamicists literally believe that Allah will magically create a break in the material cycle of cause and effect – and thereby grant Iran a military victory where the chances of prevailing are virtually zero. Many express anti-Semitic viewpoints, and viewpoints I have only ever encountered in the political far-right (“the USSR was Jewish” for instance). The fact that Allah has not come to the aid of any Arab or Persian regime in the last 150-years does not dent this belief in theology – in fact it strengthens it. Many Muslims supported Hitler before and drawing WWII – as his anti-Semitic viewpoints and policies were seen as Islamic friendly (the reason the UK and USSR invaded pro-Hitler Iran in 1941). After WWII, the Marxist-Leninist left supported all non-White peoples attempting to throw-off the yoke of Western imperialism. In this mix the Islamic resistance to Zionist Israel was incorporated – but there are contradictions. Many Muslims are happy to receive help from Marxists – but do not support any form of secular Socialism – and openly reject Marxism (and quite often material science). Muslims have rejected Arab Baathism (Arab Secular Socialism) on the grounds it relegated Islam to a non-political status (a private matter). This is why places like Iran allowed Iraq, Libya, and Syria to be destroyed (within reason and context). The other Muslim States – which used to support Palestine – now support Israel after being threatened by the US with the kind of regime change that Iran is currently undergoing.
