Pakistan, April 16 -- Recent developments vividly illustrate how civilizational narratives-shaped in part by thinkers associated with certain neoconservative "New York intellectuals," some of whom are prominent Jewish figures, as well as Samuel Huntington-continue to influence contemporary geopolitical discourse. Over the Easter weekend, US President Donald Trump issued a series of social media posts directed at Iran, warning that "Tuesday will be Power Plant Day, and Bridge Day" if Tehran failed to comply with US demands.

At the same time, fringe religious rhetoric further amplified this framing: a Christian pastor, in a widely circulated and controversial statement, claimed that Trump had been sent by God to kill Iranians. Whether marg...