By: Dr. Tina | January 12, 2026
In the summer of the 12th century, the mystic poet Farid al-Din al-Attar penned his epic, “The Conference of the Birds” (Mantiq al-Tayr), narrating a grueling journey led by the “Hoopoe” in search of the legendary king of birds, the “Simurgh” (The Phoenix).
Today, in the winter of January 2026, history seems not only to repeat itself but to write its chapters with iron and fire across the skies of Iran.
The region stands on the precipice of a night that may well be the final “Valley of Annihilation.”
The Strategic Hoopoe: The Launch Code
In our contemporary journey, President Donald Trump emerges in the role of the “Hoopoe.”
Not only because he possesses the “certain news” via reconnaissance satellites, but because he is the bird that convinced the other “birds” (international allies and regional powers) that the old king (the regime) has lost its legitimacy, and that reaching the “Phoenix” (the New Iran) requires traversing seven deadly valleys.
Crossing the Valleys: From “Yearning” to “Bewilderment”
Over the past year, Washington and its allies have forced the Iranian regime to cross the symbolic valleys described by Attar, but through a harsh geopolitical lens:
The Valley of Quest: The phase of re-imposing sanctions and zeroing out exports.
The Valley of Love: Manifested in the Iranian people’s love for freedom, where protesters sacrificed their lives in the streets of 78 cities.
The Valley of Knowledge: Cyber penetrations that exposed the secrets of the nuclear program and the movements of the Revolutionary Guard.
The Valley of Detachment: Tehran’s international isolation, which peaked with the fall of its allies in Damascus and Caracas.
The Valley of Unity: The unification of the military front (Washington-Tel Aviv) behind a single goal: “Dismantling the threat.”
The Valley of Bewilderment: The state of disarray within the leadership in Tehran tonight, amidst internet blackouts, silent radars, and loss of control over the streets.
The Night of the “Valley of Annihilation”: Why Combustion Now?
Our theory posits that tonight we have reached the seventh valley: The Valley of Annihilation (Fana’). In legend, the Phoenix does not appear until it has completely burned and turned to ash.
Why tonight? Field indicators suggest that the “Hoopoe” (Trump) has issued his executive order.
The imminent military strike is not merely a technical attack; it is the “Sacred Fire” that will incinerate the structure of the old regime. The profound silence over Tehran and the high alert at American bases indicate that the moment of “combustion” is at hand.
The Birth of the Phoenix:
The Great Surprise At the end of Attar’s tale, the thirty birds that survived discover that the “Simurgh” is not an external entity, but “themselves” (Si-murgh in Persian literally means “thirty birds”).
Here lies the brilliance of the projection: The Phoenix that will be born from the ashes of tonight’s strikes is not a system imported from abroad, but rather the “Will of the Iranian People” who endured and crossed the seven valleys with their blood. Tonight’s expected military strike is the Catalyst that will transform the “ash” into a “new living entity.”
The Awaited Dawn
If the coming hours witness the flash of missiles over Revolutionary Guard centers, know that we are witnessing the ritual of legendary “Annihilation.”
Tonight, the regime burns to leave room for a new Iranian “Phoenix,” born from the heart of suffering, to tell the world that the journey which began with the Hoopoe’s news has ended with the sovereignty of the birds who finally realized their worth.
It will be a long night, but the dawn that follows may carry a face of Iran that the world hasn’t seen for half a century.
