Kathmandu, Jan 7 . There is provocation of fear, violence and chaos across the world due to the murder of powerful Iranian military leader Qasem Soleimanii. The horror of war has created a world of fear. It is also resulting the decline of trade between Iran and India. Moreover, the direct negative impact has been observed in countries like Nepal. Since the tension is mounting between Iran and the United States, recently, Iran has made it clear that it will not comply with the nuclear deal signed with the power nations in 2015. The decision came right after the assassination of Iranian top military commander Qasim Soleimani by the U.S. military Force on Friday. Now it is suspected that this will stimulate Iran’s proxy forces against the United States and put a target on Americans across the globe .
Since, Iran has enough materials to build nuclear weapons; it has decided not to abide by its nuclear agreement with the United States. According to the signed agreement in 2015 , Iran would limit its sensitive nuclear activities and would allow for international inspections. Shortly thereafter, the economic sanctions imposed on Iran had also been washed out. But now Iran has made it clear that the deal has been breached.
The United States of America has unilaterally broken the agreement in 2018. The decision is predicted to increase tensions in the Middle East again. Earlier, Iran and Israel both had promised not to produce nuclear bombs. It is clear that Iran is not under American hegemony. Iran has been refusing to accept US siege and regime change efforts for decades. It has started right after the Islamic revolution of 1979.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Friday praised and President Donald Trump for killing Iranian top commander Qassem Soleimani in an airstrike in the early morning hours. The prime minister said “Israel has the right to defend itself. The US has the same right exactly. Soleimani is responsible for the deaths of innocent US citizens and many others. He was planning further attacks.” Perez’s hatred for Iran has a long history. He was Israel’s defense minister when Israel invaded Lebanon in the 2006.
Former Israeli intelligence analyst Yossi Melman called the tensions between the US-Iran “good news for Israel”. In his understanding, this tension will push the US into a war for Israel’s benefit. In a preliminary response, Iranian Foreign Minister Javed Zarif called Sulaimani the “most influential force” in the fight against IS and al-Qaeda. Zarif called the killing of Sulaimani an ‘international terrorist act’. Israel and its supporters are having a great pleasure for taking the situation in a more catastrophic direction. Senator Ted Cruz named the murder of Sulaimani a ‘long-standing justice of our Israeli friends’. The spirit of world politics has not only raised the issue of taking revenge but the lives of innocent people has been destroyed. There will be trillions of physical damage to everyone else.
This war will obviously influence the trade of oil negatively. If Iran and the US go for war, the oil shortage will be widespread in the entire world. This will give a big push back to the global economy. Even if Iran does not sell its oil elsewhere, it can create a barrier to oil exports to other Middle Eastern countries. Some time ago, there was drone strike into in Saudi Arabia’s oil producing area, which triggered crisis in oil trade.
This probable war will obviously affect the economy of countries including India and Nepal. India imported about 80 percent of its oil from Iran in the year 2018. The Iran-US war will seriously affect the Indian economy. Countries exaggerated by Indian economy such as Nepal will also be affected. Nepal is fully depended on other country for oil import. Therefore, a worldwide campaign of peace has to be launched to prevent a potential war rather than supporting the war. To encourage a war can be nothing more than a loss to human civilization. Therefore, the follower nations have no choice but to begin peace initiatives. Nations like Nepal should urge for diplomatic practice and solution.
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