Hegseth is using religious fanaticism in Iran ‘holy’ war

US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth announced in an address to US citizens that “dumb, politically correct wars of the past” are the “opposite” of the intentions of the US administration. Hegseth further stated that ‘old wars’ had set objectives that were restricted by rules of engagement, seemingly referring to a new deteriorated international rules-based order.

Even more disturbingly, Hegseth and other US officials have been repeatedly invoking Christian Zionist rhetoric in their public addresses. This arguably signals a clear shift from military engagements they dismiss as “politically correct” to a war that they consider to be “religiously correct”.

Hegseth amongst religious fanatics in the White House

Despite widespread condemnation, US-backed Zionist Israel has been conducting a genocide against occupied Palestinians since October 7th, 2023. Butcher of Gaza Benjamin Netanyahu has been known to make repeated religious references, including to ‘Amalek’. This is a biblical reference from the Old Testament, with ‘Amalek’ referring to the Persians who enslaved Jews 2,500 years ago. Invoking that scripture once again in the attacks on Iran and Lebanon, the war-criminal Israeli has called for the murder of all, including women and children.

The MAGA administration appear to be continuing along the same fanatical vein, using Christian Zionism to justify its war of aggression which has murdered over 1200 in Iran so far.

This development comes as US military investigators confirm it is ‘likely’ that the US was responsible for a mass casualty attack using precision bombs. The attack appears to have targeted a girls’ elementary school in Minab, Iran. This is reported to have killed up to 165 civilians, representing a potential war crime at the hands of the US on day one of ‘Operation Epic Fury’.

Since then, the UK has reportedly sent fighter jets to ‘defend’ against Iran.

Our own Skwawkbox wrote recently about Hegseth’s insistence that the US’ widespread attacks in the Middle East will ‘speed up Jesus’ return’. He wrote:

Commanders at more than 30 US military locations have told their troops that the US is attacking Iran to cause “armageddon” and hasten the second coming of Jesus – passing on an apparent message from deranged defence secretary Pete Hegseth.

The message includes a combat unit commander telling unit non-commissioned officers – sergeants and corporals – that US president Donald Trump is:

anointed by Jesus to light the signal fire in Iran to cause Armageddon and mark his return to Earth.

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Skwawkbox also added:

Hegseth reportedly attends, at least weekly, a White House ‘bible study’ led by a Zionist ‘pastor’ who insists the US must support Israel no matter what.

The news has horrified many US Christians as well as the rest of the right-thinking world.

Last night, a crowd of (overwhelmingly white) pastors gathered around the US president. Placing their hands on Donald Trump, they prayed together as if he were some kind of “messiah.” Trump may have a messiah complex, but that is where the comparison ends.

As Krassenstein pointed out on X, before finishing “we [US] are a joke”:

UK has joined the US’ ‘Holy war’

The US appear more than happy to reveal far more about the UK’s involvement than our own leaders seem willing to admit. PM Keir Starmer has denied we are joining the US-Israel war on Iran, insisting we are only engaging in a defensive capacity. However, Hegseth’s speech suggests we are likely fighting in the US and Israel’s apparent ‘holy war’. Given the fighter jets already sent by the UK, and intelligence informing we are already in the war, I think we can believe the US leader more than our own.

At the very, very least, we are making the US’ attacks easier. In turn, making it likely far more catastrophic for Iranian civilians.

Saying that it was “unfortunate” that the UK didn’t grant the US access “from day one”, the US Defense Secretary stated:

But we got there. We got there, and that’s now part of the way that we’re operationalising bomber runs … It’s more fighter squadrons, it’s more capabilities, it’s more defensive capabilities, and it’s more bomber pulses more frequently.

The amount of firepower over Iran and over Tehran is about to surge dramatically, and part of it is that we’re gonna have even more bases. And it’s not just the UK. We’ve had other friends step up, and we’re grateful for that.

Paula White-Cain is the ‘spiritual adviser’ to the US president. Like Trump, she is a very keen grifter for maximising the profits she can make from her public platform. White-Cain is just one of the Zionist fanatics surrounding the Trump administration.

“I hear the sound of Insanity” would be more fitting to this bizarre display:

Religious fanatism is murdering thousands

Despite intervention by the International Court of Justice, Palestinians have been suffering through a genocide waged by US-backed Zionist Israel. We have already seen hundreds of thousands murdered, maimed or missing under the rubble in Gaza. Now we see that the US has adopted the religious extremism intrinsic in Israel’s colonial ambitions, by leaning heavily into Christian Zionism. As a result, the US wants westerners to believe their illegal aggression on Iran is a ‘holy war’.

The UK has also seen attempts by the far-right parties Reform and Restore to bring this religious extremism into our own communities and public discourse. However, their sinister intentions go directly against actual Christian values and teachings. For example, ‘love thy neighbour’ and ‘welcome the stranger’ are hardly being reflected through the anti-immigrant rhetoric on full display.

This war is clearly being waged by a tyrannical, religiously extremist and frankly, delusional administration.

The UK must draw a line in the sand now and refuse to be a pathetic tool in the belt of US and Israeli Zionists.

Featured image via the Canary