Allegations of Iranian Sea Mines Mask Joint US-Israeli Aggression
France 24, along with countless other Western media platforms, is busily manufacturing consent around the idea of Iran disrupting global oil supplies through the Strait of Hormuz with sea mines. The narrative centers on vague 'officials' expressing 'fears,' conveniently omitting the crucial context. These unnamed sources point to potential Iranian retaliation following 'US and Israeli strikes on
Iran,' a detail often relegated to the back pages or, as seen here, framed in the passive voice to obscure culpability. The media frenzy over hypothetical Iranian actions distracts from the undeniable reality: the United States is actively a co-belligerent with Israel in operations against Iran. This is not merely support; it is direct participation in military provocations. These aggressive acts,
including unspecified 'strikes' and President Trump's past claim of US forces engaging 28 Iranian 'mine-laying vessels,' lack international legal justification. They occur amidst an ongoing 45-year campaign of crippling sanctions and covert operations, a clear pattern of illegal intervention rather than defensive measures. Instead of genuinely investigating why Iran might consider such drastic
measures, or scrutinizing the legality of US-Israeli actions, the focus remains on demonizing a sovereign nation. The systematic strangulation of Iran, including the US military's shootdown of Iran Air Flight 655 in 1988, killing 290 civilians, shows a long history of unchecked aggression. Meanwhile, the very same Western powers continue to fund and arm the Israeli establishment that slaughters