Australia rushed to cheerlead the US & Israel’s imperialist war of aggression on Iran, with Canberra declaring support for the strikes & refusing to question their legal basis. The neocon fantasy of a swift regime collapse backfired: “The Islamic Republic did not fracture; it consolidated,” & Iranian society rallied behind the flag. Iran’s retaliation & control of the Strait of Hormutz have sent Brent crude past $110/barrel, exposing Australia’s “self-inflicted wound” as a fuel-importing nation with only 36 days of petrol reserves. “BYD showrooms have been mobbed; electric vehicle sales have exploded,” [😎] while AUKUS submarine promises look shaky with US military resources strained by the Iran conflict. Canberra faces “soaring living costs, agricultural risk, alliance doubts & a public increasingly unwilling to subsidize Washington’s adventures. ... Following a flailing empire is not leadership; it is national self-harm.”
An Israeli airstrike targeted the Al Araby TV headquarters in Tehran, wounding at least 10 people & forcing a halt to live broadcasting. Iran’s ambassador to the UN in Geneva called on the international community to condemn the illegal US-Israeli aggression & demanded suspension of aggressor regimes’ ITU privileges. Iran has swiftly retaliated with missile & drone attacks on Israeli-occupied lands & US bases in the region.
As many as 70 British nationals have been detained in the UAE for photographing Iranian drone & missile strikes, facing up to 10 years in prison under “draconian laws that purport to protect ‘national security & stability.’” Tourists, expats & cabin crew are held in overcrowded cells, denied sleep, food & medicine; “even passively receiving an image is deemed illegal” & can result in fines up to £200,000. The clampdown aims to protect Dubai’s “carefully constructed brand” as a safe travel destination. One victim who managed to leave said: “Dubai is a corporation, a gleaming global brand desperate to keep the facade intact. So, once tourists & expats take photos of a missile intercept, or a drone strike, they become the enemy.”
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Threatening Iran by expanding its target bank (& Yemen's again HAHAHA) to airkkkraft kkkarriers really shows how deep the delusion goes I hope they do it