The bloodstained halls of Minab: America’s ruthless war

Oh, the sheer, gut wrenching horror of it all. Innocent schoolgirls in Minab, Iran, huddled together in what should have been a sanctuary, their central hall, seeking refuge from the thunderous chaos of war. And then, in a calibrated and deliberate double strike, a second Tomahawk missile, courtesy of Uncle Sam’s arsenal, ripped through the air and slaughtering these young souls in an indiscriminate fashion. Investigative group Bellingcat’s confirmation isn’t just a report but a damning indictment, a scream from the graves of those young lives snuffed out by American firepower. Paid for by American taxes, built by American hands and launched by an American finger on the trigger. This isn’t “collateral damage”, but absolute barbarity dressed as a flimsy excuse of American democracy. This gutwrenching American imperialism in 2026, must be stopped, now, before more blood soaks the earth in the name of hegemony.

Without mincing words, we need to admit that this war on Iran is no noble crusade against terrorism or Islamic totalitarianism or else countries like Pakistan which pose a much greater threat to the world would have been the casualty. Sure, the majority of the world stands united against the evils that the Iranian regime represents. Who wouldn’t? But history has taught us bitter lessons from the quagmires of Afghanistan, Libya and Iraq. Those invasions weren’t about liberating souls from extremism or planting seeds of peace, progress and democracy. They were naked grabs for power, fuelled by mercantile greed and myopic American self-interest. Billions poured into endless conflicts, only to leave behind failed states, empowered radicals and a trail of civilian corpses. And now, under President Trump’s transactional gaze, we’re witnessing the sequel. A brazen assault disguised as regime change, but aimed squarely at reasserting US dominance in a world hurtling toward AI evolution. America isn’t saving the day but simply sabotaging the future to cling to its fading unipolar throne.

The stated objectives? Laughable, if they weren’t so tragic. Regime change in Tehran won’t materialise without boots on the ground. And a move such as that would spell electoral doom for Republicans in the midterms. Trump knows it, yet here we are, with whispers of special ops teams slinking in to “secure” 450 kilograms of enriched uranium. Outlandish? Perhaps, but it’s a smokescreen for the real prize. Peel back the layers, and you’ll see the non-stated goals glaring back: control over the Strait of Hormuz, the choke point for global energy flows. Not just crude oil, mind you, but helium, the lifeblood of AI chip manufacturing industry and urea, essential for feeding the world’s agriculture. In an era where AI is reshaping economies, societies and power structures, whoever controls these resources dictates the rules. Trump’s America, ever the opportunist, seeks to throttle the multipolar shift, where rising powers like China and others challenge the old guard. This isn’t defence but desperation, a bid to monopolise the supply chains that will define the AI age. Hegemony at human cost.

The hypocrisy reeks like cordite after a blast. Not long ago, the US and its western allies, howled in righteous fury over Russia’s barbaric strike on the Mariupol maternity hospital in Ukraine. A war crime, they called it, and rightly so. But what fresh hell is this? The Central Command’s attack on Minab’s school dwarfs that atrocity in its calculated cruelty. Little girls, not soldiers, education, not military targets. And yet, the world media, NATO allies and global agencies remain deafeningly silent, complicit in their inaction. Even within the US, the opposition stirs, but where are the Republicans? Ted Cruz and his ilk should be leading the charge, demanding accountability from Trump himself. This missile wasn’t fired in isolation but as the emblem of a superpower gone rogue, preaching human rights while bombing innocents in the “garb of democracy.”

This war could and should have been avoided at all costs. Collateral damage? Spare the world, the cold calculus. These were children, dreams extinguished in a flash of American-made hellfire. The emotional toll as a byproduct of this barbarity is unbearable. Families shattered, a nation scarred and a global conscience numbed by repetition. If the world is unable to muster its collective consciences, channelling this rage into a collective roar, in order to force America and Trump to stop, humanity will seize to exist. In a world evolving towards AI-driven equity, the US can’t be allowed to drag us back to unipolar tyranny. The ghosts of Minab demand it. No more blood for hegemony. No more.