US a threat to the world
The martyrdom of Suleimani is a huge loss, but the Quds Force will not buckle
Whatever the motives, both camps have pulled a trigger
THE TARGETED assassination of Abu Mahdi al Muhandis and Qassem Suleimani by America’s imperial forces under the command of Donald Trump has been met with shock and disbelief by most of the world.
Here was an American president who, during his campaign, had blasted the previous Obama administration for dragging US forces into futile wars in the Middle East, now placing the world on the precipice of a new, catastrophic war.
By authorising the killings without a congressional mandate, Trump has again displayed a tendency to act unilaterally and in utter disdain for the consequences of his actions.
However, it must be noted that his unilateral approach always carries the seal of approval from settler colonial Israel and the unelected despots in Saudi Arabia.
Both these regimes have been at the forefront, urging, instigating and fuelling public sentiment to have America commit troops by engaging in an all-out war on Iran.
It’s been their goal to impose regime change ever since the epochal 1979 Islamic Revolution which overthrew the Shah.
The demise of the Pahlavi Dynasty marked the end of American/Israeli influence on Iran which, under the leadership of Imam Khomeini, redefined Iran’s domestic and foreign policies.
The new world view articulated by
Iran’s revolutionary leaders positioned the country firmly behind the dispossessed, oppressed and marginalised masses around the world.
It thus brought to an abrupt end the Shah’s ties and support for South Africa’s apartheid government, and threw its weight behind the freedom struggle.
Under the principled leadership of Imam Khomeini, Iran did the same for Palestine. Those who recall the handover of Israel’s embassy in Tehran to the PLO will remember the powerful message it sent to the world.
This was beyond mere symbolism. It said, back then in 1979, that it would not countenance the illegal creation of Israel at the expense of Palestine.
In a few weeks’ time, Iran will commemorate 41 years since that momentous, earth-shattering revolution. The country has survived a devastating eight-year war in which it was pitted against Saddam Hussein’s Saudi-funded, Western-backed army.
The lessons learned revealed that American plots to destabilise it will continue, thus making it imperative to guard its independence and territorial integrity via creative means. It was this climate of external pressure and hostility that gave rise to self-defence units such as the Islamic Revolutionary Guards and the Quds Force.
Under the leadership of martyr Suleimani, the units developed into a powerful movement, distinguishing themselves as an effective bulwark against an array of sophisticated military and intelligence threats.
Those celebrating his killing include Israeli warmonger and mass murderer Benjamin Netanyahu. Aware that Iran is the only country posing a threat to Israel’s hegemonic designs to reconfigure the Middle East and Levant, Netanyahu is increasingly showing signs of desperation.
In Saudi Arabia’s butcher Mohamed bin Salman, the hallmarks of whose notoriety are the savage dismemberment of journalist Jamal Khashoggi and devastation in Yemen, Netanyahu has a useful idiot to manipulate Egypt and the UAE as cheerleaders for the
Zionist agenda.
Injecting tension in the region with the possibility of a full-scale war provides both Trump and Netanyahu a diversion from their respective domestic problems. Trump faces an impeachment trial, while Netanyahu is subject to a number of hugely embarrassing corruption charges.
Whatever their motives may be, the Hawks in both camps have pulled a trigger, leaving the world guessing about Iran’s response.
How and when are the questions military analysts are poring over.
Unsurprisingly the polarised media fraternity in America has sprung into action defending Trump’s murderous spree. It’s the age-old, gung-ho approach which uncritically lauds the operation and unprofessionally repeats White House propaganda as “facts”.
However, the all-important question is whether assassinating Iran’s formidable military strategist will cause the Revolutionary Guards and Quds Force to fold and collapse?
Those who believe so, and on the basis of this naive assumption unleashed their killers, will realise how wrong they are.
The swift announcement about the new commander of the Quds Force is an indication of the depth possessed by Iran in continuation of the legacy of martyr Suleimani.