I found the 2026 war inside my prayer app(and so did 5 million Iranians)

 

Let's be honest...watching the news this week felt like watching a guy try to perform open-heart surgery with a sledgehammer while saying he's a MiniMalist!

I'm here staring at my notes:( trying to make sense of the USA-Israel-I--RaN!!! war of 2026 and just come to a conclusion that the world has officially entered its vibes-based era.

We often talk about the Islamic World or the Pan-Islamic movement as if it's one big happy, coordinated WhatsApp grp but i think the group chat is on mute!

The OIC has around 57 members and 25% of the world's population. But when Iran got hit...you'd expect a roar! instead we got the geopolitical equivalent of a "seen" receipt. Azerbaijan(65% Shia) and Iraq(60% Shia) stayed so quiet you could hear a pin drop in the Strait of Hormuz!!

It reminds me of that weird mathematical concept called the NulL SeT! a set that exists but contains absolutely nothing. That is the Collective Islamic Power in 2026. Everyone is so busy protecting their own National Interest that the cross border loyalty card has just expired!!

Then we have a Anti-War Prez. it's almost poetic, isn't it? A man who campaigned on restraint is now treating the globe like a game of minesweeper!

-2025: Nigeria gets a visit

-Early 2026- Maduro "Dara"

-Now: I-rannnnnn

it's MAGA Imperialism...they've traded the respect for process of the Bush/Reagen era for a level of lawlessness. Only Congress can start a war? but i think that is a clause(in Suggestion).

The justification was pre-emptive strike! in my head...it's when you see someone winding up to punch you! so you duck and hit first.

But Iran? The IAEA never even said they had a weapons program.

So if Donald-The Dove! really wants to change the regime...then also you cannot do this with an aerial bomb! As Robert A. Pape said, "if aerial campaign is your hammer, you still need an anvil on the ground." So without the people's will you are just breaking things and making noise.

For India, the blowback is not just a political term. It is 20 lac barrels of crude flowing through the Strait of Hormuz. It is the 50.1% of global trade that just got a lot more expensive. While the boomers in Washington and Tel Aviv might not have to deal with the long term fallout but our generation is the one left holding the bill for a war we didn't sign up!!

So it is high time to pick the sides wisely coz Pincode is nothing without Panchhi and you cannot be a Panchhi if there are no trees left to land on!!

                                                                                                 

                                                                                           -Tanu ki Kalam se...



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  1. O' Saki30 March 2026 at 08:31

    But then they're just prioritizing their own self interest. You cannot hold countries to hold their idealistic values over their own survival. When the Ukraine war was happening, Azerbaijan was also in a war, but it did not receive much international attention. Iraq is still suffering from the consequences of its last assertion and hence cannot be counted upon for support. Of course solidarity in the International arena is necessary but a degree of cynicism must also colour such perceptions at the same time.

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