Author: dailystar

Introduction Iran, for 189 years (1789-1978) lacked independent foreign policy. It allowed four major world powers to dictate it. It did not respect its own national sovereignty. It existed with abuse and disgrace. Imam Khamenei introduced independent foreign policy to assert Islamic Republic’s sovereignty, in spite of imposed wars. Rise

Introduction The Holy Qur’an provides the philosophical theory of governance. Imam Ali applied the theory to best practice. Imam Khamenei developed them into the primary Blueprint for Progress. The Quranic verses are, inter alia, on government, command, and guardianship with trust obligations between government and citizens – with limits on

Introduction The Imam with his unique philosophical statesmanship developed a historical and civilizational approach to an original statecraft for the Islamic Republic of Iran – free of western secularism. He developed the multi-layered statecraft with sovereignty at its heart, encapsulated in Iranian history and Persian civilization. Application of sovereignty The

Introduction The Islamic Republic’s military defeat of USA imperialism in West Asia holds lessons on sovereignty and statecraft for the Global South nations. The 47 years of USA aggression against Iran, crystallized through the 40-Day War, proved that a principled ‘middle power’ nation can defeat the mightiest imperial army. Iran

Address delivered on 2 June 2026 at the Specialised Session of ‘The power of people in Iran’s governance – the impact of Tehran gatherings on the Muslim world’s perception during the Ramadan War’. It was organised by the Communication and International Affairs Centre of the Municipality of Tehran at the

Belief is a necessity Every evening during the 40-Day War (March 2026), after breaking their Ramadan fast, Iranians came out into streets to mandate their government – No Surrender. There were more than 850 marches while the army launched 5472 counterattacks that rendered 13 USA bases in the Arab countries

The USA is a mega-state with a military budget of $1-trillion. Iran is a medium-sized state with a military budget of $10-billion. The USA/Israeli armies initiated a war of aggression. The Iranian army countered with a war of attrition, in which it stretched out the aggressor over time and space

The birth of imperialism in Apartheid South Africa Imperialism is global in structure. It evolved from apartheid colonialism in the gold mines of emerging South Africa in the 19th century. After the South Africa War of 1899-1902 the private British-owned Chamber of Mines ruled South Africa from 1902 to 1910.