@MrImranPk Who will trust USA that has caused and is still causing terrorism around the world. ISIS, AL SHABAB, BOKO HARAM, ISWAP.
This according to her officials during parliamentary briefing.
Breaking News: Tensions Peak in the Strait of Hormuz 🚨🇮🇷
Iran has shocked the world by seizing an American vessel.
The U.S. attempt has failed! Iran’s direct message: The Strait of Hormuz is not for America.
#altın#Irán#IranWar#Iran#Israël#Hormuz
@Fartun333@netanyahu@netanyahu is crying over a spill milk, when he murdered Gaza people, Palestine and Iran civilians, it did it matter, when it hit him harder is calling the world, biggest hypocrite of the 21st century
@netanyahu Now, @Netantayu knows there are children, women, elderly, among others but when he killed Gaza children, women, pregnant women, among others he did it remember them as Human, this Netantayu is a machine curated
Iran has proven again in the last 48 hours that it is the enemy of civilization and a danger to the free world: targeting children, families, and the elderly with terror missiles, threatening Jerusalem’s holy sites, launching long-range missiles, and trying to blackmail the world through the Strait of Hormuz. I ask the leaders of the free world: what are you waiting for? Israel is fighting not only for itself, but for all of you
The recent exposé by The Washington Post, detailing how Saudi Arabia & Israel jointly lobbied Trump to initiate military strikes against Iran culminating in the targeted killing of his Eminence Ayatollah Ali Khamenei & an explicit push for regime change has sent shockwaves through global geopolitics.Yet, one cannot help but ponder: what is truly surprising about this revelation? In the grand tapestry of Middle Eastern history, such alliances & pressures reflect a recurring pattern of strategic Arab betrayls, at the expense of regional stability. Far from an anomaly, this episode echoes a long lineage of Arab involvement in pivotal betrayals and power shifts, underscoring a historical propensity for realignment that has repeatedly reshaped empires and destinies.
Consider the twilight of the Ottoman Empire during World War I. The Arab Revolt of 1916, spearheaded by Sharif Hussein bin Ali of Mecca and his sons, including Abdullah and Faisal, was a calculated uprising against Ottoman rule, fueled by British promises of independence. rebellion, immortalized through the exploits of T.E. Lawrence, hastened the Ottoman defeat and facilitated the empire's partition under the Sykes-Picot Agreement. In return, the Hashemites were rewarded with nascent kingdoms: Abdullah received Transjordan the precursor to modern Jordan, while Faisal briefly ruled Syria before ascending to Iraq's throne. Meanwhile, the Arabian Peninsula saw the rise of Abdulaziz Ibn Saud, who, won through British support, unified what became the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia by 1932, absorbing the Hashemite Hejaz in the process. Thus, Arab not only contributed to the dismantling of a centuries-old caliphate but also paved the way for the modern state system in the region often through alliances with external powers that prioritized imperial interests over unified Arab sovereignty.
This theme of internal division and betrayal extends deeper into Islamic history, where early caliphs met tragic ends at the hands of their coreligionists. The second caliph, Umar ibn al-Khattab, was assassinated in 644 CE by Abu Lu'lu'a, a Persian slave, amid grievances over conquest policies though the act occurred in Medina, a heartland of Arab society. More pointedly, the third caliph, Uthman ibn Affan, fell victim in 656 CE to a siege by Arab rebels from Egypt and Iraq, dissatisfied with his nepotistic rule and favoritism toward the Umayyad clan. His murder ignited the First Fitna, a civil war that fractured the ummah. Similarly, the fourth caliph, Ali ibn Abi Talib cousin & son-in-law of the Prophet Muhammad was struck down in 661 CE by Abdur Rahman ibn Muljam, a Kharijite extremist of Arab origin, during prayer in Kufa. These assassinations, perpetrated within Arab circles, underscore a turbulent era of ideological schisms and power struggles that eroded the unity of the nascent Islamic state.
Perhaps the most poignant emblem of this historical narrative is the martyrdom of Imam Hussein ibn Ali, the Prophet's grandson, at the Battle of Karbala in 680 CE. Invited by the people of Kufa to challenge the Umayyad caliph Yazid I, Hussein was abandoned and ambushed by an Arab-dominated army under Umar ibn Sa'd. The forces, drawn largely from Kufa itself, slaughtered Imam Hussein and his small band of followers, including family members, in a massacre that has since become a cornerstone of Shia identity and a symbol of tyranny. This act of betrayal, where promises of support dissolved into violence, exemplifies how intra-Arab rivalries have repeatedly sown seeds of division, often with devastating consequences for the broader Muslim world.
Viewed through this lens, the Saudi-Israeli entreaties to Trump appear less as a aberration and more as a continuation of a deeply ingrained pattern one where short-term alliances & pressures supersede long-term solidarity. driven by historical animosities, such maneuvers reveal a recurring trait in Arab political history to collaborate with Enemies
Is this the desperate end of a 50-year economic era?
When you have to bomb countries to keep them using your currency, the currency is already in trouble.
(Source/Credit: Ricardo@Ric_RTP)
#Venezuela#Petrodollar#BRICS#Economics#Geopolitics