# Lybia and Iran

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lybia-and-iran/85312>\
**Category:** Great Debates\
**Created:** [October 4, 2001, 2:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lybia-and-iran/85312 "2001-10-04T02:28:57Z")\
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**Author:** ![Markxxx](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/5daacb/32.png) [@Markxxx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Markxxx)\
**Post date:** [October 4, 2001, 2:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lybia-and-iran/85312/1 "2001-10-04T02:28:57Z")

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What is up with them now a days.

I don’t see much in the news regarding them.

I did a couple of searches and came up with not much.

What is their take on the current situation? Lybia especially seems to be withdrawn.

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**Author:** ![Scupper](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b9bd4f/32.png) [@Scupper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scupper)\
**Post date:** [October 4, 2001, 4:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lybia-and-iran/85312/2 "2001-10-04T16:32:05Z")

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Times change:

Gadaffi condemned the attacks against the WTC.

Iran is being courted by the anti-terrorist coalition because of its opposition to the Taliban.

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**Author:** ![rjung](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/45deac/32.png) [@rjung](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rjung)\
**Post date:** [October 4, 2001, 7:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lybia-and-iran/85312/3 "2001-10-04T19:28:30Z")

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Libya gains nothing from supporting the terrorists – that would just piss off the Western countries, but get him very little support locally.

And I believe Iran’s official position is “We condemn the attacks, but we won’t join the coalition”…?

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**Author:** ![Squink](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b5e925/32.png) [@Squink](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Squink)\
**Post date:** [October 4, 2001, 11:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lybia-and-iran/85312/4 "2001-10-04T23:33:06Z")

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> I believe Iran’s official position is “We condemn the attacks, but we won’t join the coalition”…?

That’s pretty close. Apparently they doubt our ability to formulate a sane approach to the middle east. Their interpretation of recent history supplies them with a wealth of evidence to support that attitude. The [Tehran Times](http://www.tehrantimes.com/) does a better job of explaining matters Iranian than the US press does.

Libya doesn’t seem to have an English language paper online.

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**Author:** ![capacitor](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e47774/32.png) [@capacitor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/capacitor)\
**Post date:** [October 5, 2001, 3:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lybia-and-iran/85312/5 "2001-10-05T03:21:05Z")

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Iran, for all its faults, do help Muslims who are in imminent danger worldwide. Surprisingly, they kept that policy a secret, until it was revealed as to why the Serbian forces pre-NATO intervention were all of a sudden losing battles. Iranian reinforcements helped out the other side fighting the Serbs.

What, a thank you from the US, plus reducing sanctions and possibly getting some aid, are nothings for Libya to gain?

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**Author:** ![Zenster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/cdc98d/32.png) [@Zenster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zenster)\
**Post date:** [October 5, 2001, 4:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lybia-and-iran/85312/6 "2001-10-05T04:17:36Z")

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Ever since we nearly lodged a four hundred pounder up his coal chute Kadaffi has been writing us nothing but love letters. (Not really, but I just coudn’t help myself.)