Medieval Christian tropes inflaming Islamophobic Iran war debate

Medieval Christian tropes inflaming Islamophobic Iran war debate

The war with Iran is not just a geopolitical conflict. We see religious rhetoric used to cast strategic interests as a moral or sacred matter. US House Speaker Mike Johnson described Iran’s majority faith tradition, Shiite Islam, as a “misguided religion” while discussing the ongoing US strikes against Iran on March 4, 2026. A complaint […] The post Medieval Christian tropes inflaming Islamophobic Iran war debate appeared first on Asia Times.

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