lol @ “west/israel/free market”. I think you have an aliasing bug.
Why would leftists (or anyone) be confused who the bad guy is here? Generally as a rule of thumb for international conflict you can count on the left to be on the side of the underdog, no matter how naive a view that may be in a given circumstance.
> Why would leftists (or anyone) be confused who the bad guy is here?
Because there are literally pro-Palestine protests that have supporters of Iran's supreme leader[1].
I've seen a lot of comments and sentiment from leftists in support of Iran.
What bug(s) do you have, that you didn't know this?
[1]: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-08-04/international-reactio...