The massive anti-war rallies or No Kings protest across the United States and other Western countries have categorically demonstrated that Donald Trump and his government’s war on Iran have become highly unpopular. They also reflect that people understand the huge propaganda that is being unleashed through the crony corporate media, which is part and parcel of the entire US game plan to create a fake narrative and legitimise their intervention.
The US kidnapped a duly elected president in the name of his support for the “drug mafia” and then pushed its puppet as president in Venezuela, simply because it wanted to shamelessly capture Venezuelan oil. So the Venezuelan president was bad, but what about the Colombian president, whom the deep state now wants to target? The tiny island nation of Cuba has been facing American barbarism for the past 70 years. What is so great about not allowing basic amenities to Cuba? Why do you hate Cuba that much when you consider yourselves shining, the best, the greatest people on earth? When you are the greatest of the greatest, special people, God’s chosen ones, then why do you need to steal the natural resources of other countries?
From Cuba to Venezuela: A Century of US Intervention for Resources
Now, Venezuela, Cuba and Colombia are in America’s backyard and are very small countries, despite the fact that they are strategically important for the United States due to their enormous natural resources. Why did the US decide to jump into the Persian Gulf at the behest of Israel to target Iran? They bombed Iran last year and suddenly claimed victory, suggesting that Iran’s nuclear programme was completely destroyed. If you destroyed everything last year, then why did you go again?
Every country has the right to defend itself fully when war is imposed on it. Iran was within its rights to retaliate. The media narrative as to why Iran was targeting “innocent” neighbours is simply laughable when it is well known that these countries host American military bases. Without them, US forces could not have done anything. In the last thirty years, we have seen American and NATO interventions from Kosovo to Iraq, Libya, Afghanistan, Gaza and the West Bank, and now Iran. Obviously, NATO is not part of the last two, as Israel has become the senior partner. Can the US and its allies ever say that all their interventions “brought democracy” to these countries?
The thing is that the Western media first creates an uncivilised image of a society and a system to legitimise American violation of the sovereignty of those countries. Libya was a great nation, united under one leader who wanted to unite Africa, but that was not acceptable to France. Saddam Hussein was a “secular” liberal dictator when he attacked Iran with the help of Americans, but became a villain when he started asserting himself. We have seen how a liberal president in Syria, Bashar al-Assad, was replaced by men who were part of ISIS and other such organisations banned by the United States. Despite all the wrongs with these countries and societies, they were definitely not a threat to the United States, which is far away and far more powerful.
West Asia Crisis: Assessing the Human Cost of Gaza and Iran Clashes
The latest in the series, prior to intervention in Iran, was the genocide carried out in Gaza. Who will hold Israel accountable for all its crimes against humanity? The problem with the “liberal democratic” West is that anything questioning Israel is termed anti-Semitism. Experts say that even war has rules. That warring nations or parties will not target civilians, hospitals, aid workers, schools, colleges, energy infrastructure, or media. What has happened in Gaza puts humanity to shame. An entire generation of people was killed, and nations watched helplessly. The United Nations looked useless during the entire period, except for making a few statements; it had no courage.
A pattern has been developed by Israel and the United States over the years. It looks like their main agenda is to destroy civilian infrastructure, hospitals, aid workers, universities, and institutions. The killing of 160 innocent children was not an isolated incident, as these things continue to be targeted. Israel has killed numerous journalists in this war, as well as in Gaza and Lebanon. Some of these journalists worked defiantly and were committed to bringing their reports to the people.
The Literacy Myth: Why Iran’s Social Progress Defies Western Media
Now Iran has given a befitting reply that neither Israel nor the United States ever expected. This happens when we are arrogant and feel that all others who disagree with us know nothing. This war has definitely brought destruction to Iran, but elsewhere too. The global economy is collapsing, but the brighter side is that the de-dollarisation process will accelerate. It has already started growing as countries will find ways to get away from so-called sanctions. Today, the world is interconnected, but all parties need to show respect to each other. You cannot bully nations and decide who should get their business.
This war has also broken the lies carefully woven around the “liberal” media about Iran. Yes, Iran is a powerful country with a great civilisation. Moreover, any country which has self-respect will fight to the end to protect its sovereignty. We fought against the British Empire, and at that time, too many suggested how we could fight against a mighty empire, but our freedom movement leaders had faith in the people. No self-respecting country would ever accept how to govern and what is good for them from an external force. Iran and the Iranian people are the sole deciders of their country’s way of life, and that should be respected. It is the spirit of Iranian nationalism that people are ready to fight.
The war must end, but no peace is possible if it is just meant to buy time and regroup. For the last fifty years, Iran has faced economic sanctions like Cuba, but it has stood its ground. The image created around Iran was one where women live within four walls, where Mullahs speak loudly, and nobody goes to school. Today, one can see that Iran has more than 99% literacy, and its Majlis have the most educated leaders in the world. The percentage of women doctors in Iran is much higher than in India. Iran is a powerhouse of science and philosophy. If the Western media want to make comparisons, they should compare Iran with their friends in Saudi Arabia, Bahrain and elsewhere. The AI memes being created by Iranians are simply outstanding. You can watch men and women reporters reporting so well. So, this war has broken the myths and lies created around Iran by the corporate media.
De-dollarization and Global Shifts: Can Russia and China Forge Peace?
Iran is actually fighting a war against Western cultural, economic, and military hegemony. That does not mean they should not have any relations. We all must have relations, but it is time that a long-term peaceful solution is found to the problems in different parts of the world. But what is the problem? Can’t Iran, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Qatar, etc. speak to each other on their own? The issue is not that simple. Private monopolies on energy are the root cause. Iran nationalised its energy industry in the mid-1950s, and that is why it became a hate figure.
Indira Gandhi did it in India in 1970, and the CIA turned against her. I can bet that if we dig further into what resulted in Indira Gandhi’s defeat in 1977, we will find that chaos and anarchy were engineered because of the nationalisation of banks in 1969, which was opposed by people like Morarji Desai, who was the finance minister. Historically, every country which nationalised its banks and natural resources like coal mines, forests, land, and water became a target of vicious Western propaganda. The history of South Africa, Cuba, Bolivia, Colombia, Libya, and Iran is the same, related to the rights of indigenous people, management of natural resources, and opposition to privatisation.
Let us see what happens in the Persian Gulf. We hope good sense will prevail. The people everywhere are against war, but no peace is possible unless a lasting solution is found. Will that be possible if the interests of big corporations are not taken care of? More importantly, where are Russia and China in this entire game? India could have played a bigger role, but at the moment it cannot because of its relations with Israel. Negotiations are important, but somewhere Russia, China and India will have to be part of the peace process in West Asia; otherwise, no peace would be achievable there.
