EDIT: Correction, I was banned from Lemmy Zip, the confusion stems from my inability to see Lemmy Zip communities in the search anymore leading me to think it was Lemmy ML which has a community of the same name.
Right now, Egypt is full of internal struggles, including groups which are supplied weapons by Iran. The state of Egypt is allied with the west and is actively participating against Iran. Likewise, I don’t associate Palestine with the militant Hamas. The closest thing to one of my examples being part of the state would be the politically fractured Lebanon, but the ones receiving direct militant support from the eastern bloc only manage a small part of it.
Most people would say "to [countries]" meaning "to the government of [countries]" rather than "to the region", especially since the context is explicitly the governments of China and Iran supplying others.
Not saying you're incorrect (though Egypt is not particularly filled with armed internal struggles last I checked), but that the wording definitely has implications that are easily read a different way than you meant.
As for the “simping” allegation, can you come up with another solution with zero bloodshed? Can you think of an outcome with bloodshed that is genuinely better for it? Because I can’t. Best bet for Cubans is to weather out the storm that is the Trump admin. Become a part of the scenery.
Weathering the storm is different from working towards good relations with the US. Cuba has extended numerous olive branches, and at some point, we have to accept that it's not Cuba which needs to change course with regards to US-Cuban relations.
The issue of their domestic governance problems is... separate.