The world is on the brink of war, following an uneasy, punctuated peace 79 years ago with the end of WW2. Decades of indirect confrontation between Middle Eastern bitter foes Israel and Iran culminated in a 14th April Iranian retaliation to Israel's bombing of its consulate in Syria on April 1st that killed 16 people. Israel is mulling over a response but had initially stated that Iran crossed a red line and must be responded to in kind. In a rejoinder Iran warned Israel of a harsher response. The West has rallied behind Israel, unwilling to criticize the countless international law violations it has committed not just against Iran, but against the ongoing bombardments in Gaza. However, Iran does not stand alone, it has powerful allies in Russia and China.

Africa is caught in the middle once again. We are joined by an Iranian-American coup ...