Shams Ur Rehman Alavi
Let's analyze the situation that has arisen after America and Israel launched fresh attacks on Iran, starting the war in 2026.
Actually, it can be summed up in this sentence: 'Again, Israel manages to drag US to fight a war'.
That's the hold of Israel on America that it can persuade the superpower to fight for Israel's regional interests. It wants United States of America to do the job and help establish Israel's dominance in the entire Middle East.
US agrees and attacks Iran. America apparently has no choice but to listen and act when Israel expects something. The cycle continues. Iraq, Afghanistan, Libya and so on. America is again in the midst of a war that may not end soon. Its image hurt, it devalues itself. Across the world, it is now seen as a puppet of Tel Aviv.
Having said this, the reality is that due to America's support, Israel wields clout. Many countries in Gulf, irrespective of their stand and rhetoric, maintain relations with Israel or are indirectly under the control of US-Israel's axis. They also have American bases.
In Gaza, the same superpower was witness to killings and didn't act despite tens of thousands dying and a large number of them being children. Over the last few years, certain Middle East nations have preferred to remain silent and were more eager to normalize relations with Israel, even aided Tel Aviv, with supplies and maintaining diplomatic relations.
Israel's nuclear status is never an issue at the international stage. It is not under any pressure or made to declare it's nuclear status or asked to give up its weapons. So much bloodshed took place in Gaza but there was no accountability and the invasion shows that the bloodlust remains even after the death of tens of thousands, a large number of them were children.
US is thousands of kilometers away from America, there is the vast Atlantic ocean in the middle and practically no direct threat but the regime in Tehran is still termed as a threat to America.
One after the other, countries in Middle East have been destroyed. If Israel doesn't like a regime, US media fervently starts a propaganda operation to term the nation as enemy. Of late, Iran, that had refused to be subjugated and remained independent, became the target.
Even a decade ago, American newspapers were publishing reports like 'Iran a few months away from nuclear…'. Despite Iran opening its facilities for inspection and signing agreements, Iran was shown as a threat while Israel's nuclear status is seldom questioned.
In fact, this propaganda goes back to the first decade of the century. It never stops. Media groups are often more than eager to support Israel's version and push its narrative as akin to America's national interest.
In Asia and Africa, the propaganda outlets in New York, Washington and London are increasingly seen as the arms of the Empire and not independent media organizations.
Their aim is to justify any action and demonize any country or leader. From the era of Vietnam to the numerous attempts to change regimes all over the world, this process never stops.
They justified all lies to pave way for justification of US, UK and allies' attack on Iraq by peddling lies regarding weapons of mass destruction (WMDs).
They did in Libya and they do it everywhere. They casually misinterpret a phrase or a statement and deliberately misinform readers to give a false impression about any faraway country that never had any interest in conflict with US, let alone attacking it.
The aim is to control resources, the objective is to establish hegemony and the motto is defeat of any nation doesn't act as per whims of the gang of the powerful countries.
