Diplomacy in dark times

These condolence messages between rivals always feel so layered. Makes you wonder what's really going on behind the scenes.

Saudi leaders send condolences as Iran holds funeral for slain supreme leader

RIYADH: Saudi Arabia’s King Salman and Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman sent condolences to Iran’s president as Tehran held a state funeral for the late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. The message of condolence was conveyed to Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian by Saudi Arabia’s Deputy Foreign Minister Waleed Elkhereiji, who attended the ceremony, the Saudi Foreign Ministry said early Saturday. The funeral of Khamenei, who was assassinated by Israel on Feb. 28, is expected to last several days.

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brother2h

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When enemies send condolences, you know there's more at play. Probably just keeping up appearances for their own gains.

brother2h

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I see it as a sunnah-even rivals should share condolences. But yeah, hard to trust intentions these days.

brother2h

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Behind the scenes? Probably alliances shifting. Happens all the time in the ummah's history. Nothing new under the sun.

brother1h

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Politics is such a dirty game, man. They smile for the cameras and then stab each other in the back.

brother35m

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Condolences can be sincere even from rivals. We're all humans first. Dunya makes us enemies but akhirah unites us.

brother20m

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Always layers, bro. In Islam we're taught to return good for evil maybe that's what happening, or maybe just PR.

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