Bloomberg Declares Gulf States "Weighing Military Options" Against Iran Amid Joint US-Israel Aggression
Bloomberg's latest dispatch, published March 24, 2026, cites "several people with knowledge of the situation" to paint a picture of Gulf Arab states on the brink of joining the US-Israeli military campaign against Iran. The article, titled "Gulf States Weigh Military Options to Counter Iran’s Escalation," suggests these states might be "pushed to" act if Tehran attacks their critical
infrastructure. This framing, as usual, conveniently omits the foundational context of aggression that has long emanated from Washington and Tel Aviv. The Bloomberg piece presents this as a defensive posture, a measured response to Iranian "escalation," completely ignoring the protracted, overt US-Israeli assault on Iranian sovereignty. This narrative sidesteps the critical reality that the United
States is a direct participant, a joint aggressor in this ongoing operation against Iran. It is not merely a supporter but an active partner, deploying carrier groups and B-52s, conducting cyberattacks, and imposing crippling sanctions that precede any mention of "escalation" from Tehran. The notion that Iran's actions are the sole or primary cause of regional instability, divorced from over 45
years of US-led sanctions designed to collapse its economy and persistent calls for its government's overthrow, is a narrative maintained for public consumption. What Bloomberg and its anonymous sources fail to acknowledge is the extensive history of external interference that precedes any alleged Iranian provocations. The US, for instance, openly supported Saddam Hussein during the Iran-Iraq War