Mohammad Khaku
Imam Hussain’s slogan on the Day of Ashura at the Battle of Karbala was Heyhāt Menna Zella: “Never shall we accept subjugation”.
He refused to surrender or be humiliated facing a tyrant.
With America’s escalating threats to attack the Islamic Republic of Iran, how will Tehran respond?
Is it ready for another conflict with the US and Israel following three recent attacks?
Could it be a showdown between US exceptionalism and Iran’s firm defiance, playing out like a tense geopolitical poker game where military threats, nuclear talks, and imperial ambitions intersect?
As the region teeters on the brink, there is real risk of a new conflict.
Since the 1979 Islamic revolution, numerous US attempts to overthrow the Islamic government have failed.
Another US aggression could easily backfire, as most Iranians reject foreign meddling.
Last month’s attempt through violent riots not only failed to bring down the government, it actually brought Iranians together against outside interference, boosting their sense of patriotism.
One thing is certain: the idea of Iran collapsing, as some US and Israeli hardliners fantasize, is wishful thinking.
With its constitution, powerful security forces, and a system of rule by the jurist-consult, Iran’s system is based on solid foundations.
Zionist Israel may draw the US into a direct military conflict with Iran but it will not achieve its goal.
Tehran is fully prepared (see here and here).
Its military commanders will not be deceived again by the US as they were last June.
Amid planned US-Iran talks in Oman, Israel struck.
Why is Iran targeted?
It isn’t targeted because it threatens global peace or is a pariah state like the zionist entity.
Iran refuses to submit to US-zionist diktats.
At the core is the struggle for a free Palestine, highlighting how US–Israeli influence works to silence any force that dares to challenge their dominance.
Iran’s real “crime” is standing in solidarity with the Palestinians and supporting the “axis of resistance” to confront US-Israeli aggression.
This goes beyond geopolitics; it’s about defiance, courage, and the ongoing struggle for justice in a post-colonial world.
The so-called rules-based world is really just a carefully choregraphed myth rooted in colonial domination, economic control, and selective justice.
From the Caribbean to Palestine, from global financial systems to media narrative shaped by zionism, the empire keeps finding new ways to tighten its grip.
While prattling about democracy and human rights, these concepts are not built on justice, but hypocrisy.
For more than a century, the colonial-imposed order has thrived on impunity, militarism, and exceptionalism with no accountability.
This so-called rules-based world is now in complete disarray.
As tensions rise in Washington and Tel Aviv, more Americans are pushing back against the notion of an endless Trump–Netanyahu-led conflict with Iran.
Resistance to these plots is gaining momentum.
With the US fleet deployed near the Persian Gulf, concern about a regional crisis is growing.
It is upto the American people to stop this madness.
For 47 years, the Iranian people have endured relentless pressure from US-led sanctions, cyberattacks, covert operations, propaganda, assassinations, and economic warfare.
These attempts have failed to achieve their abjective and only deepened the suffering of Iranians.
This challenges the zionist narrative that casts Tehran as the culprit while hiding the broader imperial agenda of regime change, resource exploitation, and regional dominance.
If there’s genuine concern for the Iranian people, the solution isn’t more sanctions or sabotage but dismantling the machinery of imperial aggression and the military-industrial complex.
There is no evidence for Trump’s assertion that he destroyed Iran’s nuclear program last June.
Many intelligence agencies disput his claim.
Any push for regime change will backfire on the perpetrators.
The lessons from Iraq and Afghanistan should be a clear reminder: Iran is not Iraq, Afghanistan, or Venezuela.
During the 12-day war last June, US intelligence reported that just 500 Iranian missiles managed to penetrate Israel’s defenses.
Even though they were older models like the Fattah, Sijil, and Khaybar, they struck their targets with precision, inflicting much damage on Israel’s defense systems.
This eventually forced Netanyahu, through Qatar, to seek a ceasefire.
There is a long history of US deceipt.
In July 2015, Iran signed the JCPOA with the P5+1 group of countries.
In return for limiting its nuclear enrichment, the western countries agreed to lift sanctions.
From day one, the west, especially the US violated the terms of the JCPOA.
In May 2018, Trump even walked away from it.
While demonstrating strategic patience, Iran’s spiritual and political leaders steered clear of conflict and skillfully navigated potential traps.
Iran is fully prepared to confront any challenge its enemies may throw at it.
With help from the Almighty, Iran’s missiles will surprise the US and Israel.
Aware of this, millions of Israelis have fled the zionist entity already.
The US-zionist imposed war would devastate Israeli economy, cause immense infrastructure damage and render the entity unlivable.
The Rahbar, Imam Seyyed Ali Khamenei has said that while Iran does not want war, if it is attacked, it will respond with full force and the war will spread to the entire region.
US and Israel, beware. You have been warned.
Trump had better negotiate with Iran in earnest, and most importantly, abide by the promises.
This may be a tall order but Iran is prepared to go the extra mile for peace.
We will find out within the next day or so which way the issue will go.
