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Wartime propaganda springs on the debris of rationale and humility. But American President Donald Trump has invented a bewildering language that drags the world beyond the realm of absurdity. His creativity, or nonsense, merrily rests in the grave of intelligence.

In his much-awaited address to the nation a few days ago, Trump said, “We are going to hit them extremely hard over the next two to three weeks; we’re going to bring them back to the stone ages, where they belong.” The world will see what happens to Iran but Trump has already shown us pre-civilisation, stone-age buffoonery. 

Trump’s words verbalise his illusions and prejudices. The perception that Iran belongs to stone-age doesn’t need a human response; this falsehood has been effectively contradicted by the piercing missiles that smashed the most advanced defence systems The US and Israel can boast of. 

The cowardly attacks on Iranian scientists, universities, research centres, hospitals and nuclear sites provide further evidence of Iran’s rise despite the unjust and cruel sanctions by the developed world over the last few decades. The silly presumption that Islamic nations belong in the stone-age probably shaped the world’s most powerful leader’s assessment that Iran could be tamed within a few days. 

Being powerful doesn’t mean being virtuous. Trump didn’t know that his desire for domination can’t be fulfilled through bluff and bluster. He thought the American President’s swagger is enough to undermine a smaller nation’s self-esteem. The roar and the mew intermingled in his communication sparked titillation among the gullible but failed to break Iran’s resolve. Trump’s empty rhetoric slowly turned into frustration; with his conceit barely managing to conceal his fears. He deployed bizarre tactics – threatening total obliteration while referring to dialogue and peace. As Iran demonstrated exceptional unity and fought courageously, the US’s traditional alliances crumbled and massive protests started against Trump. One Iranian scholar’s response to Trump’s address to the nation summed up the farce: “We were terribly disappointed. We looked forward to some fresh entertainment. But there was old stuff, not even good enough for memes!” The........

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