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wnylib

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9. Something else to think about. Zoroastrianism's

Reply to orangecrush (Reply #4)

Thu Apr 9, 2026, 11:36 AM

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End Times belief seems to have infiltrated some Muslim beliefs in Iran. There are some Iranians today who believe in an End Times battle of good against evil which they will win in the name of Allah.

So, under Hegseth, both sides in this war regard it as a holy war.

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