As feared and expected, the great peace-making US President Donald Trump, the one who aspired to receive a Nobel Peace Prize for his efforts to achieve world peace, has started a war in Iran.
It was sadly obvious to many, that it wouldn't take long for a US-Iran war after the recent developments in the country and the ongoing threats by Mr Trump, about an iminent response to the country's recent demonstrations and strikes. We just hoped that reason would prevail; obviously not in US politics.
Naturally this conflict was brewing for much longer, not only between the US and Iran, but in Israel too. The Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu admitted recently after the killing of Iran's former Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei, that he has a long-held desire- a 40 year long one, to deliver a decisive blow to the Iranian "regime". He emphasised the importance of military action for Israel's future, citing unprecedented support from the United States, which for some reason always seem to hop on one leg for their protectorate (or is it vice-versa?). It is also well known that the US and many of its allies in the region, notably Saudi Arabia, always saw Iran as a threat and an adversary to their own interests.
Therefore the two close allies, started bombarding Iran on February 28th 2026, dragging the rest of the world in a most perilous situation. For us Europeans it means that now we won't just have to pay billions of our tax payers money to support the war in Ukraine, which was caused by decades long mistakes of US and European foreign policy towards Russia. Never mind the fact that we were forced to accept millions of war refugees from Ukraine, Syria, Iraq, Bosnia, Somalia and Afghanistan over the past few decades- all result of US military interventions, straining our economies and social cohesion, with the Far Right gaining power everywhere as result.
The same situation will be something that we surely must be prepared to repeat pretty soon again, as the whole region of Middle East is in flames because of Israel's and US interests, or shall we say rampant nationalistic and ego delirium. In addition we must also face the consequence of higher costs of everything, as the price of oil has since the beginning of this war skyrocketed by 20%, with no end in sight.
However for the region of the Middle East, things can't be more dangerous right now. Israel is bombarding Iran but also Lebanon, in order to punish and destroy Hezbollah, the Lebanese Shia Islamist political party and paramilitary group, known for its military and political influence in Lebanon and its close ties to Iran.
In other words, the leadership of both USA and Israel, are tearing up any international laws that exist, in order to achieve their long dreamed goals of US and Israel hegemony in the region, by eliminating any opposing forces. To make sure that no one objects to their plans, they have long accused Iran of human rights violations-of women for example, by the cruel Islamist theocratic "regime" of Iran. But if they took it upon themselves to fix all evils in this world, something that no one has asked them to do, why they do not bomb Saudi Arabia too, for their oppressive theocratic regime, which is in fact worse that the one in Iran? Selective justice we promote, don't we?
Consequently, missiles are currently flying at any direction, as Iran in order to retaliate against its aggressors and avenge the death of many its political and religious leaders- like Ali Khamenei, has its missiles and drones hitting Israeli and US military targets in most Gulf and Levant states since the war broke out, plus Cyprus and Azerbaijan.
They are all sadly coming to terms of their pro-US policies and close relations choices. When you allow military bases of a foreign power, in order to gain protection, favour, money or influence, there will be a day when this foreign power engages in a conflict, that you will also have to pay the price. You are making yourself a target of whoever this country that "protects" you, is fighting against. Somehow USA and Israel have managed to establish military bases all over the Middle East, encircling Iran, yet it was always Iran that was the problem and the aggressor.
Lest we forget, that it was USA under Trump that withdrew from the Iran nuclear deal in 2018, and now they are blaming the Iranians for their aspirations to develop nuclear weapons! Haven't we heard this excuse before? Besides, who decides who gets to have them after all? You see the Americans are a nation that has leaders suffering from megalomania, and think that every country in the world must abide by their wishes and vision for their region, either it is in their interests or not; as long as it serves the 1% of the American and Western elites.
Thus currently we have a raging war in the Middle East, something that costs way too much the US tax payers as Iran has damaged and destroyed 11 US military bases, with a total cost of destroyed American military equipment approached $2 billion, that of course someone will have to pay it one way or another, and it won't be only the American tax payers in the end.
But to make things even more dangerous and worse, it is reported that both Russia and China are assisting Iran in this conflict. Russia in particular is returning the US attitide in the Ukraine war towards Russia, as it is providing intelligence to Iran about U.S. positions, helping them strike considerable damage to US troops.
In other words, not only the US, Israel and Iran are involved in this conflict, but most of the Middle East, plus Russia and China, albeit more cautiously. This can escalate even worse, to a full on War World 3, since the conflicts around the globe do not stop and they keep sprouting like mushrooms everywhere. Naturally this is deliberate and there is a reason for it.
Iran has become a member of BRICS since 2024,an organization created by Russia and China, with the goal of counter balancing US and Western hegemony in the world. The block is for sometime now one of the driving forces behind the world's de-dollarisation efforts and that of course brings them in direct collision with vested US financial and political interests. The US clearly cannot go to into direct war with either Russia and China, as they are both nuclear powers and that will mean a total destruction of the world as we know it. Yet they are getting there slowly.
They use proxies, like Ukraine and now Iran, in order to bully their adversaries into submission. They disregarded all international and humanitarian law in Venezuela, a country aspiring to join BRICS too, regardless of the hurdles it faced by other members of the block. All of them are oil rich nations, and in oil the US economy and world dominance relies upon, together with the use of dollar worldwide as a reserve currency. Take these two together away from US control and you get the picture why America is so pissed with the world ganging up against it and revolting towards its hegemony in recent years.
They are itching against China over Taiwan, against Russia for decades now, North Korea and currently Iran. They are menacing all nations to comply with their interests or else and they even threatened and applied sanctions against their own allies, like U.K, Canada and the EU. They were fixated under Trump to take Greenland, a Danish overseas territory and an allied nation of the US, and the America President is now threatening to attack and interfere with Cuba once again after "he finishes with Iran"!
That is an evident sign that the US is preparing for an all out war, but they do not dare yet to go ahead with it... for now! And what is Europe doing to prepare itself for it or try to avert it? Has it tried to negotiate with or condemn America for its actions, which will affect the already badly affected European economy from the Ukraine war that we are forced to pay? Will it push for Israel and USA to be kicked out of sports and arts festivals and events, like they did when Russia invaded Ukraine? Will we even hit USA and Israel with 20 rounds of sanctions like we did to Russia in an effort to make them stop, or will we perhaps condemn the killing of 175 people, mostly young girls in an Iranian school recently, even when there are mounting evidence that the US was behind this war crime and attrocity? It is highly unlikely.
So far, only Spain out of all EU nations, dared to defy America and say "No to War"! In his familiar bullying style of course, The US president already threatened a trade war against Spain, after being refused the use of Spanish bases for his war with Iran, by the country's PM Pedro Sanchez. But Spain won't budge. Good on them! They obviously remember the consequences they had to suffer, after they agreed to join America in their Iraq war, and the humiliation they endured when it all turned out to be a fiasco of fabricated lies.
As can one clearly see, the US with the help of its protectorate states across the globe, is trying desperately to hold on to what it knows it is about to lose; its hegemony and economic dominance upon the rest of this world. It disregards entirely international laws, which obviously must apply only on its enemies like Russia, but never upon themselves; they are simply above them. They do not care how many people get killed in the process, the desolation they will cause in entire countries and regions for generations to come, the aftermatch and who will have to deal with or be affected by their actions, just as Europe must be prepared for another refugee influx pretty soon.
In Greece we have a saying; "The beast squeals louder, when it knows it is about to die". And that is exactly what we observe happening in the world right now. American and Western elites are exposed since the Epstein files scandal broke out, developing countries are getting organized and speeding up their efforts to counterbalance Western and US hegemony, money is running out due to all the previous wars and corruption scandals, oil is becoming scarce in some areas and there is the need to find new affordable sources. Thus, all states that stand in the way and do not comply or dare to raise their voice and defend their interests are being targeted, excluded, smeared and ultimately attacked.
The world is changing and the old ways that existed since the last wars (WW2), are fading away. The status quo is shifting and new powers emerge, leaving the West-both USA and Europe, scrumbling for importance and relevance. In their desperation to achieve this, they will squeal, cry, threaten, fight, claw and bare their teeth to any new challengers and threats that may face, just as a beast which feels that is fighting its last stand to survival. The problem is for us Europeans though, that America is escalating all its efforts to achieve its goals and they are not afraid to sacrifice our continent to their cause. So what are we going to do about it, are we going to support them to our own detriment and downfall, or will we unite behind Spain, re-engage with Russia and China and all the emerging economies and powers, in order to assert ourselves against US interests?
Our elites' choices will define Europe in the new era and world order, but for now, let's all hope that WW3 will be averted for the benefit of all humanity.
First Published in The Eblana European Democratic Movement
