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Threat of war, the theocratic regime and anti-imperialism 
The region and the world stand today on the brink of an abyss and facing a real threat of a wide regional war, and perhaps an even wider war. NAVID SHOMALI, international secretary of the Tudeh Party of Iran, explains the complexities of the situation
Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei leads Eid al-Fitr prayer marking the end of the Muslims holy fasting month of Ramadan, in Tehran, Iran, April 10, 2024

THE world has well and truly entered a dangerous epoch, with humanity currently facing a series of interconnected existential threats.  A sharply deteriorating situation around the world of poverty, exploitation, and social injustice; “forever” conflicts that could very easily escalate into nuclear war; a looming climate catastrophe by 2030; as well as the exponential increase in ultra-nationalism and ethno-sectarianism and the entailing rise once more of fascism, represent a mere snapshot of the multi-dimensional crisis which humanity now faces. 

The sheer level of brutality waged against the defenceless, and indeed blameless and innocent, Palestinian civilians by Israel's war machine, along with the propensity of various governments and institutions in the US, Britain, and EU, hand in glove with the narrative put about by mainstream media outlets in the West that has shamelessly attempted to justify or normalise Israel’s genocidal campaign, is the foremost example of the terrible threat posed to the future of humanity and the international rules and rights-based consensus that followed the end of the second world war.

We bear witness, with alarm, to so-called liberal democratic governments and “free” media agencies consciously aligning themselves with ultra-right forces in Israel’s ruling circles that openly profess apartheid, even fascistic, politics.

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