The Centre Arrupe pour la Recherche et la Formation (CARF)'s RD Congo News Observatory is an expression platform accessible to academics, civil society actors, public decision makers, young researchers and the general population. Its mission is to analyse socio-economic, political and environmental issues both internationally and in DR Congo, with particular emphasis on their impact on human communities.
As part of the fourth edition, we want to explore the Israeli-American war against Iran; a conflict whose repercussions could profoundly affect global geopolitics.
A key regional power and symbol of resistance to American hegemony in the Middle East, Iran faces several Israeli-American strategies, including international and regional isolation, military encirclement, attempts to destabilize power and the imposition of economic sanctions. In this tense context, the American political discourse sells to the world's general public, the image of an anti-terrorist struggle and the promotion of democracy, whereas at the core, the motivations are rather economic, financial and geostrategic. We note with HOURCADE B. that the Iranian economy is based on hydrocarbons: oil alone accounts for 80% of exports and almost 60% of budgetary revenues.
Faced with the outstretched hand of the international community on the subject of the nuclear programme, the Iranian regime has always shown a closed fist.
Despite the serious consequences of the development of its nuclear programme, this State has never shown the will to renounce it because of its dissuasive scope in view of the threat of Western invasion of its territory.
Powered by ideological, political and security differences; This crisis has been intensified in the last time by targeted military operations and indirect confrontations which follow the logic of a form of regional competition.
History will remember the episode of the twenty-eighth day of February 2026, during which military strikes by the United States and Israel against Iran triggered an open war between the parties involved in the conflict.
This conflict raises serious concerns about international geopolitics. It highlights the risks of climbing beyond the regional framework. Its impact is already felt on energy security and on the functioning and stability of international markets.
