This Is Africa
On February 28, 2026, the US and Israel launched airstrikes on Iran, assassinating Supreme Leader Khamenei. Iran retaliated with missiles, closed the Strait of Hormuz, and triggered the worst oil shock in history. Two months on, thousands are dead, the fragile ceasefire is collapsing and global growth forecasts slashed. The conflict exposes a deeper trap: Washington’s performative democracy and Tehran’s clerical dictatorship have forced the public into binary loyalty tests. Utu philosophy however rejects the script: condemn the slaughter and the theocratic failures without apology. The world isn’t choosing freedom vs. tyranny—it’s choosing rival flavours of top-down control.