It is absolutely mind-blowing how the Israeli and U.S. attacks on Iran are being presented and justified.
We are fed the same set of excuses on an endless loop: nuclear proliferation, regional security threats, the corruption of the Iranian regime, failed diplomacy, the personal political needs of Trump or Netanyahu, even the distraction from other scandals. The script is recycled across every channel, every outlet, every format. Whether labeled left or right, mainstream or social media, the narrative barely changes.
Even international leaders have joined the normalization of violence. Canada, France, the UK—all offer variations of the same justification. Statements speak of “regional stability” and “international security,” yet avoid calling for restraint or acknowledging the catastrophic risks of escalation.
It is difficult not to reflect on the deep historical irony. Four thousand years ago, this region produced one of humanity’s earliest written systems of justice. The Code of Hammurabi articulated laws governing social life, responsibility, and restraint.
The current situation is far more dangerous than a single administration or a single leader. This is not the irrational behavior of a “madman,” nor is Western disinformation a uniquely Trumpian phenomenon. What we are witnessing is a strategic continuation of a long-term project: preserving Western political and economic dominance in a rapidly shifting world.
Control of energy flows is central to this strategy. Iran’s oil exports to China threaten that dominance in the same way Venezuela’s resources once did. Energy control determines oil prices; oil prices shape production costs; production costs determine market competitiveness. This is not ideology—it is basic political economy.
Europe understands this painfully well. Sanctions on Russia following the war in Ukraine forced European countries to buy more expensive U.S. energy, weakening their own industrial competitiveness while increasing dependency. The result was not “security,” but structural subordination.
This logic also appears in technology bans, export restrictions, tariffs, and sanctions. Chinese firms are blocked from Western markets under the banner of “national security,” while Western companies face reciprocal exclusion.
The same logic filters down into domestic politics, where we witness anti-immigrant rhetoric, Islamophobia, attacks on universities, hostility toward DEI initiatives, and campaigns against LGBTQ and trans people. These are not isolated cultural battles but internal expressions of the same system defending itself against perceived loss of control.
No one can predict how far the current escalation in the Middle East will go, or what destabilization it will unleash. But one thing is already clear: we are not prepared to address the root causes of this crisis, because we refuse to recognize the full system that produces it.
