International rules and regulations are now meaningless, Israel-America’s immoral war on Iran is pure bullying, common people around the world are paying the price for Trump-Netanyahu’s ambitions.
Now the time has come to sort out every misconception. The American military did not start shelling Iran to “protect” its oppressed people or democratic principles. The US did not move the aircraft carrier forward due to “moral” requests. His motive is always to protect his interests. More than any other power, America is adept at portraying its interests as moral and its strategy as vital. America has neither a friend nor an enemy. He just has his own interests and priorities. There are examples of this pattern in front of him! From Korea and Vietnam to Cambodia and Laos; From Iran in 1953 to Guatemala, Chile and Nicaragua during the Cold War; From Panama and Grenada to Serbia; From Afghanistan and Iraq to Libya and Syria. For this, different slogans were given in different periods: anti-communism, anti-terrorism, nuclear non-proliferation, humanitarianism. But the real objective has always remained largely the same.
Wherever mineral resources, transportation routes, regional dominance, or strategic presence mattered, the US carried out overt attacks, covert coups, and economic blockades through sanctions and proxy wars. Recently Venezuela is a living example of this. There suddenly one night they kidnapped the President along with his wife through an air campaign and brought the power to their favor. Now America almost has control over the world’s largest oil reserves there.
Now, to understand the reason behind the attack on Iran, chemistry has to be understood, not ideology. Venezuela certainly has large oil reserves, but most of the crude oil there is so heavy that it looks like mud. Refining it without adding light oil is a difficult process. For decades, Tehran quietly promoted Venezuelan exports, and weakened sanctions imposed to block alternative energy flows.
Iran has been doing all this not only for itself, but also to become an alternative axis. Iran has not only been a link to the axis of opposition in terms of thinking but has also been posing an economic challenge. This aspect makes Iran even more unbearable for America in terms of open opposition or nuclear enrichment. The first sanctions were imposed not just to punish it, but to curb Iran’s capability. But when the sanctions were no longer effective, military pressure was increased. When military pressure failed, a major attack was launched.
Karim Sajjadpour, senior fellow at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, recently said, “This will be remembered not as a war of necessity, but as a war of will. And the war of will is the most dangerous because it is not driven by immediate reasons and is free from the burden of morality.”
This argument goes beyond West Asia. In East Asia, China has confidently stated that China will “unify” and Taiwan will come under it in 2026. In Washington it is superficially seen from the perspective of democracy versus dictatorship. But history points to more solid mathematics. Taiwan is at the center of the global semiconductor supply chain and a vital sea route. If all this remains necessary for America’s number one power, there will be conflict. If not, confusion will be considered possession. As always, principles will come after their own interests.
In JD: A firefighter extinguishes a fire caused by Iran’s retaliatory attack in Tel Aviv.
On this occasion the discussion cannot be limited to strategy. The question arises that then what is the meaning of international law and order? International law does not come in the way of the use of force, it just creates some hesitation. The use of force is illegitimate unless in self-defense against an armed attack or with authorization from the United Nations Security Council. Everything else is political violence under legal cover.
The targeted killing of prominent leaders of an independent and sovereign country without any declared war and international permission is not a minor crime, but sheer audacity. Article 2 (4) of the UN Charter is specifically against unilateral action by powerful countries, no one has the right to decide the fate or life of anyone. Article 51 allows retaliatory action, but not to do anything in anticipation of the future. Justifying unnecessary use of force does not save the rules and regulations. With this everything comes to an end and only the will of the powerful prevails.
Such action cannot be justified even with the argument of anti-terrorism. What happened in Iran is not only against international law, but something much bigger than that. A country signs the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty, agrees to international scrutiny, and gives up the production of banned weapons, yet it may be described as an “existential threat” if it falls outside the superpower’s preferred system. Another country does not sign treaties, escapes international scrutiny and stores undisclosed weapons, yet as long as it is strategically useful, it will be safe.
Pakistan is a clear nuclear threat. A country which has been dominated by military dictators for a long time. Which has a documented history of supporting terrorist groups and stockpiling nuclear weapons. Yet, surprisingly (but not so surprisingly), Washington sells it state-of-the-art jets, transfers sensitive technology and praises its military leaders. In President Donald Trump’s parlance, he is a “great gentleman.”
This is how the legal system ends. The law ceases to prevent abuse of power. Institutions keep speaking, reports keep circulating, decisions keep being written, but the results are decided somewhere else.
This hierarchy of the legal system is clearly visible in the relationship between America and Israel. Despite repeated violations of international norms, despite open defiance of the principles of nuclear non-proliferation, Israel remains unafraid. He did not get this concession suddenly, it is planned! It is maintained through a dense network of military aid, lobbying power, ideological convergence and narrative control. Every year billions of dollars from American taxpayers go to Israel’s military system. After the Second World War the total exceeded $260 billion. That means approximately one crore dollars every day! War isn’t just strategy, it’s a booming industry!
Domestic politics completes the structure of power. Questioning unconditional support has electoral disadvantages. Media narratives further increase moral imbalance. Religious movements praise the policy. The result is that everyone’s consensus is reached politically, so solid that even disagreement begins to be doubted! What emerges is not just alliance, it is capture.
Netanyahu’s government plane was seen landing in Germany on 28 February. It is ironical that the Prime Minister of the world’s only Jewish country is now seeking support from Germany. I can’t laugh and I’m too old to cry!
Behind the scenes, the story is even more complicated. Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman reportedly personally urged US President Donald Trump to attack Iran, calling several times in the weeks before the attack. Publicly, Riyadh called for diplomacy and restraint, and said it would not allow foreign jets to fly over its territory. However, privately Salman pressed for action, saying that not taking action could embolden Tehran.
This duplicity shows that the equations of power in the entire region are often kept away from the eyes of the unsuspecting common people, while in the end it is they who have to bear the consequences! At this time, it is appropriate to remember something said by George Clemenceau (twice Prime Minister of France). He had said that America is the only country which has moved towards the abyss of barbarism without setting foot in civilization. Empires rarely collapse from weakness. They get entangled in meaningless talk and slide down the slope. The consequences of this war go far beyond the immediate loss. The assassination of Iran’s supreme leader Khamenei has pushed the Islamic Republic into its most difficult period since 1979. Now a council of three people is taking decisions immediately, whereas the process of succession is a long one which has to be taken care of itself.Made by Menei.
He has suffered a major setback at the military level. Many senior commanders were killed, command centers were destroyed and decision-making capacity was forced to go into crisis mode. Nevertheless, Iran still has the capability to fight. Within hours the missiles struck US bases, Israeli targets and common infrastructure in Dubai, Abu Dhabi and Kuwait, prompting retaliation.
This has serious consequences for regional powers like India. Energy security, trade routes and regional stability are at stake, adding pressure to an already volatile strategic environment, with immediate outcomes highly uncertain. This has serious consequences. India has long tried to balance a difficult triangle: a civilizational and energy relationship with Iran, a deepening strategic partnership with the US, and a sour relationship with China. Prolonged instability in Iran threatens energy security, undermines regional connectivity projects and destabilizes maritime trade routes vital to the Indian economy. The truth cannot be hidden under any pretext that the burden of war falls on the common people. Children are the first to pay the price, not military generals; Mothers suffer, not strategists. Roads, hospitals and homes become the real theaters of war. The Persian civilization, formed over centuries of victory and defeat, had understood the lesson of hiding violence in strategy long before modern countries. Saadi of Shiraz warned the rulers intoxicated with power:
bani-adam aza-ye yek digrand
क दर अफ्राद-e जहान नफस बे येक नफसंद
If every pain comes
Degar Aja Ra Asbanat Varad.
(Human beings are interconnected, made of the same matter and soul. If one suffers, the others cannot live in peace!)
A lot of blood has been shed. Many children have been buried. Many mothers have cried for sons whom they will never see again. Many lives have been snatched away so that the powerful country can fulfill its ambitions. Every lost life is not just a statistic, but a world ending. Yet, even in this fragile world, humanity continues to search for identity, justice and mercy. The soft scream of a child or the silent prayer of a mother is proof that violence cannot completely silence the conscience. It is important to remember that no empire is immune from the consequences. Strategy can explain why wars start, but only humanity can explain why wars should not be started. If international order means more than the convenience of the powerful, then that is where it must begin, not with missiles or orders, with the plain truth that every lost life undermines the world we claim to protect.
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