The world faces the danger of a complete democratic and cultural regression, along with total environmental destruction, when one criminal aggressor joins hands with another, and—like madmen—they call violence and devastation a path to destroy peace, calm, and stability.
As we have repeatedly stated over the past ten years, the rise of Donald Trump in the United States marked a broader global shift to the far right politics—a civilizational regression across democratic landscapes toward authoritarianism, neo-fascism, racism, and the erosion of fundamental freedoms. Today, the world is burning in the flames of this ongoing process. In many places, the most incompetent and ignorant individuals have reached positions of power, endangering lives daily for their own personal gain. The illegal and brutal U.S. assault on Iran last night (June 21, 2025), in blatant violation of all international laws, is the latest example of this global tragedy—one in which we are not, and have never been, the only victims.
Today, from Sudan, Gaza, Libya, and Syria to even the United States itself, the world is undergoing destruction—each region in its own way. Ideologies of hatred and hostility toward “the Other,” along with generalized mistrust and animosity, have become mainstream in many countries. It is clear that the only way to confront this growing tide of violence and collapse—before nothing remains of the world, of culture, or of any shared space—is to reject hatred and violence at any cost, to struggle for freedom, openness, and to take every possible step toward peace.
More than ever before in the millennia-long history of human civilization, the insatiably power-hungry and wealth-driven have united—ready to destroy both the luminous legacy of humanity and the billions-of-years-old heritage of the natural world, in pursuit of what they believe to be their own happiness. Undoubtedly, they will fail. But each of us, with whatever tools we have and must act to defend life, culture, and nature.
June 21, 2025
This note has been translated into English using artificial intelligence. You can view the original Persian version at the following link:
