From Hamas to Hormuz

You could be forgiven for waking up this morning and wondering how a conflict that began with Hamas raping, murdering and abducting Israelis on the 7^th of October in 2023 has escalated into a crisis in which the Strait of Hormuz is effectively closed, global fuel supplies are being squeezed and the world economy is on the precipice of another major shock.

But these events were never separate.

What looked, to many, like a savage but localised terrorist attack on October 7 was actually the point at which the wider Iranian strategy began to unravel in full view of the world.

Hamas was not acting alone. Hezbollah was not acting alone. The Houthis were not acting alone. What has been portrayed by western media as a succession of regional grievances is, in fact, the tentacles of a broader Iranian project – funded, armed and directed to weaken Israel, destabilise the Middle East, and progressively extend the reach of an Islamist revolutionary regime far beyond its own borders.

But once Israel started pulling on that thread, the whole ball of yarn began to come apart and Iran’s role as the puppet master was openly revealed.

Which brings us to the events of today.

There are some who argue that this is not the West’s fight. People who claim that Israel and Trump struck first. That, if those attacks had not taken place, oil would still be flowing freely. Some of these people also insist that claims of Iran’s ability to build a nuclear weapon have been overstated and that such a weapon is months or years away.

Frankly, that’s a naivete worthy of former British Prime Minister Neville Chamberlains claim of ‘peace in our time’ after negotiating a treaty, with Hitler, that did nothing more than give the Nazis more time to prepare for the invasion of Europe.

Because the real question isn’t around Iran’s nuclear capability. We know that Iran had accumulated enough enriched uranium to provide the material for around ten nuclear weapons and already has the ability to launch missiles that will reach into Europe.

As such, the question around ‘timing’ is irrelevant. Whether they were weeks, months or years away from a nuclear weapon – their intentions were clear because they have never exactly been shy about sharing them. For years Iranian leaders have been telling us of their plan to destroy Israel and the West, and of what kind of world they will build if nobody stops them.

The other Arab States understand this which is why none of them are lining up to defend Tehran. They know what the Iranian regime is. They know it is not a force for peace, stability or freedom. It is a revolutionary theocracy built on intimidation, conquest and repression.

Which brings us to a deeper hypocrisy. The same Western voices who are endlessly ready to blame Israel for the ‘suffering’ of the Palestinians have had remarkably little to say about the suffering of the Iranian people, who have lived for decades under a brutal Islamist regime that has crushed dissent, stolen freedom, and exported violence across the region.

So what happens now? We can only hope that Trumps claims of ‘a deal’ are simply bluster designed to buy time while the chess pieces are moved into place to finish the job. Because anything less than the total annihilation of the Islamic regime in Iran, and the establishment of a democratic government of the Iranian people, will guarantee that we’re simply kicking the can down the road and giving the Mullahs the time to rebuild.

Until that regime is gone, the threat remains.

Oh, and if you’re watching all of this through a Christian lens – this is not the battle of Gog and Magog described in the Book of Ezekiel – despite what you’re being told by YouTube videos and opportunistic prophecy writers.

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