By controlling shipping through the Strait of Hormuz, the Islamic Republic has Trump by the throat. Oil prices and, therefore, prices of food and other goods have skyrocketed. Unable to do anything about it, he is demanding others bail him out. They have said, thanks but no thanks.
There is immense sympathy for the Islamic Republic of Iran among Muslims worldwide. Many fairminded non-Muslims also see it as a victim of imperialist and zionist aggression. While rallying to its support, they must also purchase Iranian products to support it.
The US-zionist war on Islamic Iran must be viewed through the Qur’anic, Sirah, and Islamic movement frameworks to understand the deeper systems of power (mustakbirīn vs. mustaḍʿafīn). The war represents the global hegemonic order rooted in domination and deception.
The Islamic Republic of Iran has stood all alone against the forces of darkness and barbarism. By making enormous sacrifices, it is defending the entire Muslim world yet the response of Muslim governments and the ulama to US-zionist aggression has been appalling.
The US-zionist war on Islamic Iran cannot be isolated from the broader war on the Ummah, be it Palestine, Lebanon, Iraq or Yemen. The Islamic Revolution of 1979 posed an ideological challenge to western hegemony. The west is waging war to destroy the power of Islam.
The Islamic Revolution should not be viewed as a local affair confined to Iran. Its impact is global and has to be emulated by struggling Muslims everywhere to bring about meaningful change in their societies against tyrannical regimes.
By toning down its opposition to the Arabian potentates in hopes of influencing their behaviour appears not to have yielded the expected results. These regimes cannot be reformed; they must be overthrown by supporting the struggling masses in their quest for justice.
Islamic Iran’s leaders have decided that strategic restraint in responding to US-zionist attacks does not work. If attacked again, Tehran will retaliate with full force and not spare US bases in the region or the zionist entity.
If Donald Trump, blackmailed by the indicted war criminal Benjamin Netanyahu were to attack Iran again, both will pay a heavy price. Islamic Iran is absolutely ready this time and will not hesitate to use its full force against the war criminals.
Many people ask, with good reason, why Islamic Iran continues to negotiate with the US when its record is upholding any agreement is appalling. There are good reasons for Tehran doing so.
