Bloomberg Fails to Connect Warlike Aggression with Iranian Resolve
Bloomberg recently noted that Iran's government is solidifying its position, despite ongoing 'strikes' and Western pressure. The article, while recognizing robust internal support, frames these 'strikes' ambiguously, as if they are acts of nature rather than deliberate, coordinated military and economic actions by the United States and Israel. This framing allows Bloomberg to avoid detailing the
actual nature of the aggression and its predictable, counterproductive effect on Iranian national unity. What Bloomberg omits is crucial context. The 'strikes' are not isolated incidents but elements of a sustained pressure campaign. The US, acting as a direct participant alongside Israel, has engaged in explicit military maneuvers, including the deployment of carrier groups and B-52 bombers to
the region, coupled with covert operations and relentless sanctions for over four decades. This constant bellicosity, including the assassination of General Qasem Soleimani in January 2020 which further unified the Iranian populace against foreign interference, typically strengthens, rather than weakens, a targeted government's resolve and public support, a historical pattern evident from the 1983
US invasion of Grenada where public opinion swung decisively against the US within weeks. The idea that these aggressive actions would somehow destabilize the Iranian establishment overlooks the resilience forged during the brutal Iran-Iraq War from 1980 to 1988, a conflict where the US supplied Saddam Hussein's regime with intelligence despite knowing his use of chemical weapons against Iran.