Sovereignty Under Siege: The Imperial Design of America
The American leadership, in collaboration with Israel, has decided to pursue regime change in Iran.
There is a strong possibility that U.S. forces may directly attack Iran and replace the current government with the regime of Reza Pahlavi. Iran is being punished simply for trying to provide practical support to the Palestinian resistance and for keeping its resources out of reach of American corporations. However, the U.S. and Israel have already drawn a terrifying roadmap for the world’s future.
America and Israel are offering two options: either submit completely, or prepare to be bombed.
Why was Gaddafi killed? Why were Iraq, Syria, and Yemen bombed? Why does Gaza face repeated genocidal assaults? Because these governments dared to disagree with U.S. policy, and as a result, their nations were devastated. In the ruins of these societies, groups like ISIS emerged, which further destroyed the region’s culture and heritage. Through state-sponsored terrorism, the U.S. and Israel are currently creating a world of ruins, with the primary aim of eliminating any state that dares to challenge their imperial ambitions.
The challenge for progressive forces today is to protect the very existence of their societies.
If Iran is destroyed tomorrow, millions of its people will be forced to migrate and live in refugee camps, just like the people of Gaza, Syria, and Yemen. In such a scenario, what would remain of human rights, Shariah, socialism, women’s rights, or national struggles? Only hunger and scarcity will remain, while Zionist powers will monopolize food supplies, deciding who gets to live and who must die. The threat is not just to a particular ideology, but to the survival of entire societies.
Progressives must now abandon mere slogans and seriously think about strategy.
For not only the Middle East but also Russia, China, Cuba, and other nations, the U.S. and its allies have a single recipe: regime change, followed by weakening or dismantling the state. Some naive friends believe Western propaganda and assume that the U.S. is genuinely concerned about the lack of democracy in these countries. They also fail to understand that given the kind of bullying currently being carried out by the U.S. and Israel, no government can confront them without prioritizing security. Do you think Cuba or North Korea became security states by choice? The U.S. killed millions in North Korea, leading to the dominance of a military mindset in its leadership. No matter how strong your revolutionary movement is, if a genocidal state like Israel bombs you out of existence, then where does your revolution go?
At this moment, when Iran is facing U.S. and Israeli aggression, all other discussions must be set aside.
The first and foremost duty is to defend Iran’s sovereignty because all other matters are linked to this question. If Iran turns into a Zionist outpost, then it will be up to the U.S. and Israel to decide which country to spare and which to turn into another Gaza. I will write more about the action plan, but one thing is clear: it is time to move beyond human rights discourse and seriously examine geopolitics.
In such times, we must unconditionally support the people and armed forces of Iran against American and Israeli aggression.
They are paying the ultimate price for opposing the genocide in Palestine. We must not trust the Western countries for even a second — the same ones showering billions on a genocidal state while targeting the governments that support resistance with regime change. U.S. intervention in the region is now a matter of life and death for us. From China to Iran, and Russia to Pakistan, all countries must stand together on the question of sovereignty. If we fail to do so, then Gaza will become our collective future.
Dr.Ammar Ali Jan
The writer is a Pakistani historian, academic, and political organizer. He is the founder and general secretary of the Haqooq-e-Khalq Party and a member of the Progressive International.
