By Zweli Martin Dlamini

Russian President Vladimir Putin amplified the voices against imperialism when declaring support for Iran amid the war against Israel and the United States.

Perhaps for better understanding, let me state that, imperialism is the policy or practice of a Nation extending its power, authority, and influence over other territories, often through military force, economic dominance, or cultural superiority.

It involves controlling weaker Nations to gain strategic, economic and by extension, ideological advantages, such as acquiring resources, markets or military bases, the US-Israel war against Iran is nothing but, an act of imperialism.

Indeed, the United States and its Middle East diplomatic ally Israel attacked Iran, the world is being made to believe that, Iran is closer to manufacturing nuclear weapons, that nonsense has been consistently repeated by the US and Israel to justify the war that has since triggered a surge in oil prices and subsequently, might manifest itself into a global price surge to food and other basic commodities.

Clearly, the United Nations (UN) is slowing failing to control imperialism where powerful countries attack other Nations with impunity, the US-Israel war against Iran is a violation of international law.

The UN Security Council must as a matter of urgency, find possible of ways of ending this war, we want a peaceful world, if the United States and Israel want oil from Iran, they must just get a quotation and purchase it peacefully, not to bully another country.