The Far West Continues ?

Flag of Iran

Since last Saturday, we have been witness to joint Israeli-US attacks on Iran, which killed the Supreme Leader of the Islamic Republic of Iran, over 100 little girls, and others. At the beginning of the week, the US also engaged in a joint military effort with Ecuador against narcotrafics in Ecuador and carried out air strikes. We also know about the deployment of some 200 American troops in Nigeria. Yesterday, the American president announced that Cuba would be next. Brothers and sisters… there is no letting up! To each one of us, this is a signal to stay alert!

Flag of Venezuela

As it stands now, what the US has done with the blatant removal of Nicolas Maduro in Venezuela, and now the murder of the Ayatollah Khamenei in Iran (during Ramadan) has united the people of the global South in general and Muslims of all board in particular, against the United States. How long can a giant stay (over)stretched? The people of Iran are fighting for survival… while the United States are fighting to help a friend (Israel)… there is a difference! The geology of the Iranian territory makes it an almost impenetrable fortress. Remember that this is the same Iran which fought tirelessly against Iraq’s Western-backed invasion. Why does the West think that it is okay to decide for the people of a country? Why not let them decide for themselves: throw out whoever they want whenever they want without western intervention? Wouldn’t it be arrogant to want to change their condition without their participation? Who is to say what is good! We all know Western media lied about Muammar Gaddafi in Libya, claiming he was killing his own people, and that the Libyan people needed democracy… look what is left of Libya now! Is there one Libyan out there (except puppets) who can look at their country now and applaud the NATO attacks?

We will note that, as always, the West cannot be trusted. Iran was at the table of negotiations on Friday and got bombed the next day! This is so reminiscent of so many situations in the world: the recent DRC-Rwanda peace agreement treaty where the country is still occupied and attacked by Rwandan-backed M23, and countless others. Would you blame Iran for not wanting to sit at a negotiation table?

 

Iran and the Implications

Flag of Iran

We are only entering the third month of 2026, and so far this year has not been for the faint of heart. On February 28, 2026, the Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was killed by joint strikes from Israel and the United States on Iran. President Donald Trump announced the death hours earlier, saying it gave Iranians their “greatest chance” to “take back” their country. The Iranian State media reported that the 86-year-old was killed in an airstrike targeting his compound in downtown Tehran. US President Donald Trump has stated that the strikes on Iran could last for about a month, saying “It’s always been a four-week process… as strong as it is, it’s a big country, it’ll take four weeks – or less”. He also commented on the deaths of US service personnel, calling them “great people” and noting that such incidents are expected and could happen again.

Libya, the Prey of the West
Libya, the Prey of the West

It has been almost 25 years since American General Wesley Clark, following 9/11 attacks, told us that the United States were planning to attack 7 countries in 5 years: Irak, Syria, Lebanon, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, and Iran. As you can see from the list, Iran is the only country still standing in its entirety. We now know, in retrospective, that all these attacks had nothing to do with terrorism, but everything to do with banking and economics. Are the strikes on Iran a hit on the BRICS? What are the implications for the world? Brothers and sisters, we are in the era of the Far West, anybody could be next! I just wonder why the regimes that serve the West and oppress their people are never attacked? Suddenly, in those countries, human rights change meaning. As said before, most countries should get out of the UN, as it is an organization that does not serve the world but only the few.

Below are excerpts from the Wire

=====

The B in BRICS, Brazil, on February 28 itself, condemned US-Israel attacks on Iranian targets and expressed grave concern over the military action. “The attacks occurred amid a negotiation process between the parties, which is the only viable path to peace, a position traditionally defended by Brazil in the region,” the Brazil government said in a statement.

… Russia – the R – said on the same day, “the US & Israel have embarked on a perilous course, carried out airstrikes on the territory of Iran It’s a deliberate, premeditated, & unprovoked act of armed aggression against a sovereign & independent UN member state.” It said, it was “particularly reprehensible that these strikes are once again being conducted under the cover of the renewed negotiation process.”

C – China, became the one member-state, in a second statement, to specifically condemn the murder of the Supreme leader of Iran, Ayotollah Khamenei. It called it “a grave violation of Iran’s sovereignty and security. It tramples on the purposes and principles of the UN Charter and basic norms in international relations. China firmly opposes and strongly condemns it. We urge for an immediate stop to the military operations, no further escalation of the tense situation and joint effort to maintain peace and stability in the Middle East and the world at large.”

S – South Africa said, in a statement issued by the presidency of South Africa, that the “developments pose a serious threat to regional and international peace and security, with far-reaching humanitarian, diplomatic and economic consequences.”

… The BRICS is a group formed by 11 countries: Brasil, Russia, India, China, South Africa, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, United Arab Emirates, Ethiopia, Indonesia, and Iran. Iran was among six new members admitted in 2024-25.

The current BRICS chair is India, … On March 1India condemned Iran’s missile strikes on the United Arab Emirates. Then, Prime Minister Narendra Modi spoke with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, urging an early cessation of hostilities. New Delhi is yet to comment on the killing of Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in US-Israeli strikes. Modi has notably not spoken to Iran’s leadership. Modi also happened to have visited Israel just before the strikes, which had been planned “months in advance.”