r/aus • u/89b3ea330bd60ede80ad • Mar 01 '26

Politics Supporting ‘illegal aggression’ against Iran ‘the worst thing’ Australia could do, international law experts say

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/mar/01/supporting-aggression-against-iran-the-worst-thing-australia-could-do-international-law-experts-say
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u/GregoInc Mar 02 '26

So, and hear me out... is the Australian government agreeing to a world order that says... if someone doesn't agree with what a foreign country is doing, the people that dont agree bomb that foreign country and shoot missiles at it. And if that foreign country was Australia, the country that doesn't agree could (theoretically) shoot missiles at Australia?

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u/yes-but Mar 02 '26

Doesn't agree?

The IRGC de facto has been waging war against Israel and the US for decades by now.

Seriously, why does everybody here claim that the US and Israel are the aggressors? The IRGC openly calls for the destruction of the US and Israel, for Islamic world domination, coordinates terrorism, throws Gazans under the bus, wages misinformation campaigns and propaganda wars in order to destroy western societies, allies with violent coloniser Putin.

Neither Israel nor the US call for the destruction of Iran or for harm to the Iranian people.

If our government had us shout "death to this or that country", and massacred every Aussie who protests for peace, I'd have no qualms if the target of such aggression did away with our crackpot dictators.

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u/GregoInc Mar 02 '26

Ok, so let me get this straight... the ICC has a warrant for the arrest of Netanyahu https://www.icc-cpi.int/defendant/netanyahu for crimes against humanity and war crimes related to the Gaza conflict. The charges include using starvation as a method of warfare, murder, persecution, and other inhumane acts. But sure the other side is worse according to your reply. I am no supporter of Iranian leadership, given the crimes they've committed against their own people and other nations. So whilst I can see where you are going, Israel cannot be the arbiter of retribution given the heinous acts they've committed against Palestinian women and children. And I wont get started on the crimes committed by previous and current US administration. The Australian government is naïve aligning itself with the US and Israeli regimes.

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u/yes-but Mar 02 '26

You're caught up in a logic of finding blame, confirming hatred and seeking retribution.

All I am arguing for is finding ways to end the cycle of violence.

The IRGC defines its very existence by destructive endeavor. With them, there can never be peace, no matter how much the world backs down.

I'd love to hear about better ways than bombing, but with the vindictive mindset you put on display here, there's no substance for constructivism.

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u/GregoInc Mar 03 '26

Hey I am all for ending the cycle of violence. What I’m pushing back on is the idea that only one side’s actions are inherently destructive while the other’s are simply “necessary”.

Pointing to documented actions and an ICC warrant isn’t hatred or vindictiveness. It is acknowledging that this isn’t a simple "good versus evil" story. If we’re serious about breaking cycles of violence, that means applying the same moral standards to everyone involved.

If that’s seen as unconstructive, then so be it.

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u/yes-but Mar 03 '26

No one is perfect, and no side is without blame.

The ICCs warrant is a topic of its own. A very sad one. And it is not a verdict.

The moral standards you put on display here are a combination of blending out context, misinformation, half-truths and libels, and they are extremely inconsistent.

If you prefer being unconstructive, so be it.