Turmoil in the Middle-East: Contradiction of Imperialism Sharpens

Israel’s dastardly attack on Iran on 13 June has vitiated the already volatile situation in the middle-east. With this attack, the theatre of war has expanded in the middle-east. Israel carried out its attack on Iran’s military and nuclear installation at a time when its ongoing genocidal war in Gaza has broken all the previous records of deaths and destruction. As expected, Iran has retaliated with drone and missile attacks against Israel and now the threat of an all-out war between the two countries looms large. Even though the US has dissociated itself from the Israeli attack, it is no brainer to understand that an attack of this nature could not have been possible without the approval of US imperialism. These attacks show that contradictions of imperialist system are sharpening at a rapid pace. These developments are likely to have a far-ranging repercussion not only in the middle-east but across the world including in India. It is in this context that ‘In Defense of Reason’ is holding this discussion. We invite one and all to this discussion on an extremely important question of the world politics.