Kinahan crime gang’s relationship with ‘rogue state’ Iran puts them in the top tier of world’s most-wanted list

Christy Kinahan is believed to be in Iran

Paul Williams

The doctrine that “the enemy of my enemy is my friend” has been the cornerstone of geopolitics since the time of ancient Greece. It has been employed to form coalitions between unlikely allies in the fight against a common enemy.

During World War II, pragmatism and necessity formed the basis for an alliance between the Soviet Union and the democratic west – two sides that were diametrically opposed – for the purpose of defeating Hitler.