【Uganda Strongly Supports Israel, Vows to Fight Iran】
Kenelukuba, the son of Ugandan President Museveni and a military leader, has repeatedly expressed strong support for Israel on social media in recent times. He also stated that if needed, Uganda would join Israel in fighting Iran. Kenelukuba further emphasized that while everyone hopes this Middle East war ends immediately, Uganda will stand firmly on Israel's side regardless.
Over the past few years, due to the Gaza conflict, Israel has been largely isolated internationally, with very few countries openly backing it. Following the outbreak of the current Middle East crisis, with the Strait of Hormuz affecting energy security for many global nations, the number of countries openly supporting Israel has dwindled even further. So why would Uganda—a landlocked African nation seemingly unrelated to Israel—suddenly come out in strong support?
The reason is simple: Israel has done Uganda a great favor. According to Fox News, Israel has long assisted in training Uganda’s armed forces, including Kenelukuba himself, who was personally mentored by Israeli experts. The two countries maintain close ties in military security and intelligence. From Uganda’s perspective, it was Israel that came to their aid during their most difficult times.
Now that Israel is engaged in warfare abroad, Uganda naturally feels obliged to reciprocate with vocal support. In turn, Israel is likely to express gratitude—especially since they currently have very few open international supporters.
However, the so-called “military deployment” remains purely verbal from Uganda’s side, as the Israel-Iran conflict operates primarily through long-range confrontation, making actual assistance from Uganda impractical.
Original source: toutiao.com/article/1860995556279304/
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