Drecksarbeit?

This is the dirty work that Israel does for all of us. With his statements regarding the Israeli attack on the Islamic Republic of Iran in June 2025, Chancellor Friedrich Merz clearly expressed solidarity with the Netanyahu government. The US attack on the production facilities of the Iranian nuclear program a few days later also received the approval of the federal government.

Middle East expert and SPIEGEL bestselling author Michael Lüders takes a critical look at supposed truths in the Middle East and raises important questions:
• Is Iran really pursuing the atomic bomb?
• Does it want to destroy Israel, as is often claimed?
• How did the Iranian Revolution come about?
• What role did the West play in the founding of the Islamic Republic in 1979?
• Is the overthrow of the regime in Iran, as sought by Israel and the US, realistic, and what would come next?
• What is happening in the Gaza Strip?
• Is the region facing an eternal war?

It becomes clear: In the Middle East, the great hypocrisy and dangerous shortsightedness of Western foreign policy are increasingly revealed. If we do not return to political realism, the conflict in the region could escalate into a widespread fire – with unforeseeable consequences for Europe and Germany as well.

A must-read for anyone who wants to understand the complex power dynamics in the Middle East – explained by the renowned Middle East expert.