THE United States has a long history of attacking countries, breaching inter-national norms of diplomacy, shamelessly and recklessly violating sovereignty. Do these actions not warrant condemnation and imposition of sanctions against the US? Many in the international community would agree, but would rather move away wondering who will bell the cat.

Only recently, Iran was on the nego-tiating table and literally two days prior to another round of parlays, US proxy, Israel, attacked Iran, sabotaging the whole process. Then came the US attacks. Should the world not question credibility of any negotiations or diplomacy with the US in the future as it simply does not follow any established norms? Should the world now cut off diplomatic ties with the US? Should the US be trusted?

The US happens to be the only country in the history of mankind to have ever used nuclear bombs — twice, mind you — and it blindly supports Israel even though the latter is not signatory to the non-proliferation treaty (NPT). But the US forces other countries to sign the treaty. That is some audacity. Should the world not condemn these brazen actions?

Why are the world leaders blindfolded, and why on earth Israel has nuclear weapons and nobody questions? Why can Israel unleash unprovoked attacks on its neighbours and the world remains silent about it? Can anyone on this planet justify the genocide in Gaza? As for the United Nations, it should be abolished as it is completely devoid of any soul at all. The mere rhetoric delivered at the UN will not help the world as those words are worthless, and the UN has no credibility.

Sheikh Taimur Nawaz
Islamabad

Published in Dawn, July 11th, 2025