- Iran retaliates against Israel; majority of missiles intercepted
- Global condemnation for Iranian attack on Israel
- Western allies pledge solidarity with Israel; US cancels vacation
Iran fired hundreds of drones and missiles at Israel on Saturday, April 13, in retaliation for an April 1 Israeli strike that claimed the lives of Iranian consulate personnel in Damascus, Syria.
With the consistently supportive United States military, Israel’s air defence system successfully intercepted the overwhelming majority of the projectiles, resulting in minimal damage. Iran, having completed its retaliatory actions, has now declared that the dispute can be considered “resolved.” However, Israel is not one to concede defeat to others.
The Western chorus of condemnation regarding Tehran’s “aggressions” has persisted ceaselessly in the interim.
Rishi Sunak, the prime minister of Great Britain, vehemently denounced “the Iranian regime’s reckless assault against Israel,” asserting that it once again demonstrated Iran’s “intent to sow chaos in its own backyard.” The Czech Ministry of Foreign Affairs expressed concern that “Iran’s protracted aggressive conduct is impeding the peace and security of the Middle East region.”
In contrast, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau bemoaned Iran’s “disregard for regional stability and peace” and reiterated the stale claim that “Israel has the right to defend itself.” Steffen Seibert, the German ambassador to Israel, declared German solidarity on social media “with all Israelis tonight whom Iran terrorises with this unprecedented and ruthless attack.”
Last but not least, US President Joe Biden declared, “Our commitment to Israel’s security against threats from Iran and its proxies is ironclad.” This was in light of the developments, which compelled him to cancel his beach vacation.
It is important to note that the Iranian attack took place just over six months after Israel initiated its continuous destruction of the Gaza Strip, resulting in the deaths of approximately 34,000 Palestinians, 13,800 of whom were children. However, considering the tens of thousands of individuals who are presumed to be entombed beneath the debris, these alarming figures are undoubtedly gross overestimations.
The Israeli military has destroyed schools, hospitals, and other essential infrastructure while destroying entire neighbourhoods injuring over 76,000 people and subjecting the inhabitants of the territory to famine and starvation.
Discuss the term “terrorising”
Genocide can be described as “prolonged aggressive conduct,” as stated by the Czech Foreign Ministry. Declaring Iran “intent on sowing chaos” while ignoring “peace and stability in the region” would be nearly laughable if the entire enterprise weren’t so abhorrently vile.
However, due to Israel’s significant position as a valued US partner in criminal activities, it is granted complete logical denial; therefore, genocidaires are deemed victims, and unrestrained Israeli aggression is justified as “self-defense.” Furthermore, disregard the Israeli assault on the Iranian consulate in Damascus on April 1; that was merely preemptive retaliation, right?
Sickeningly cynical, however, is the Western reaction to the intercepted Iranian missiles and drones in light of the ceaseless carnage in Gaza. Sunak’s pitiful assertion that “no one wants to see more bloodshed” disregards the fact that everything is perfectly acceptable so long as it involves Palestinian blood.
Regrettably, the Iranian spectacle could furnish the Biden administration with precisely what it requires to divert attention from the situation in Gaza, and more specifically, from American complicity in genocide. Indeed, the arms industry would be depressing if the United States were to cease supplying such a substantial quantity of weaponry to such a dynamic client.
The Stockholm International Peace Research Institute reports that from 2019 to 2023 when the all-out genocide began, the United States financed 69% of the armaments imported by the Israeli military.
The squander of “peace and stability”
However, the imperial utility of the long-standing Iranian threat in bolstering justifications for US policies should not be underestimated. It is worth noting that former US President George W. Bush included Tehran on the initial “axis of evil” shortlist. In his 2002 State of the Union address, Bush condemned Iran for its “aggressive” pursuit of weapons of mass destruction and “exportation of terror.”
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With this “axis” at its disposal, the United States engaged in acts of terror and widespread devastation across the Middle East and further afield.
Twenty-two years later, in the current epoch of devastation, the Iranian bogeyman remains as potent as ever. Perhaps everyone’s favourite refrain, “But do you condemn Hamas?” can be revised to “But do you condemn Iran?” in light of the attack that occurred this past weekend.
Things that warrant genuine condemnation remain the ongoing genocide in Gaza and the Western world’s flagrantly duplicitous insistence on Israel’s “right to self-defense,” which amounts to genocidal justification.
Furthermore, it is prudent for all of us to bear in mind that intentions set in motion by leaders who declare solidarity with Israel in the wake of this “unprecedented attack” should not be misconstrued; rather, Iran is not the aggressor in this situation.
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