Naram_Sin
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I don't know. For me to do so you'd need to clue us in, as with your position on the topic of Iraq-Iran relations, actually. I'm referring to a post at the Middle East section, in which it is stated that:
"Currently, The IRGC is the prime foreign influence and most threatening, Israel's influence and threat is much further behind and so is the GCC, so they are to be utilized against the former."
Link: https://defence.pk/pdf/threads/erbi...-house-near-us-consulate.737451/post-13625356
I'd take this to imply advocacy of tactical cooperation by Iraq with Isra"el" and the PGCC against Iran's IRGC. But I'd welcome being corrected if I'm wrong.
Shooting the messenger is most efficient when the message they convey is impossible to investigate independently, meaning its credibility becomes a direct function of the source's own dependability. In the case at hand though, the Twitter post is featuring two bits of information - the presence of structures resembling communication masts on top of the mansion, as well as the role of the purported owner in smuggling Iraqi oil to Isra"el", both of which can be autonomously researched by readers.
That I advocate a possible tactical alliance with the GCC/Israel against the IRGC does not imply in the slightest that I consider them as credible sources of information or that I have a particular preference or any sort of appreciation to either.
Truth is what is perceived by the public which may not necessarily reflect the realities on the ground, the average reader is neither informed nor educated on how to handle and evaluate incoming information, there was no need to share tweets by Iraqi IRGC pawns for a willing seeker of truth to do a proper investigation, the same info was basically covered by multiple english outlets.
If the use of Iraqis was intended to add a degree of authority and credibility to the information presented, then those who are less knowledgeable and less willing to personally investigate should be notified about the nature of these individuals and that they are no substitute for a proper investigation.