Dear Donald, The US-Israel War on Iran Was Never About Ceasefires
Donald Trump recently declared that there would be no ceasefire with Iran, even as Israel continues its provocations. This statement, reported across mainstream outlets including The New Arab , frames the current hostility as something new, an escalating 'strike' requiring a 'ceasefire.' This narrative completely sidesteps the reality of a decades-long, joint US-Israeli campaign of economic
strangulation, cyber warfare, and targeted assassinations against Iran, always without formal declaration. What The New Arab , like many other outlets, fails to articulate is that the United States is not merely an Israeli supporter but a direct participant, a joint aggressor in this ongoing low-intensity conflict. It is fighting alongside Israel, providing the material, intelligence, and
diplomatic cover for operations that consistently destabilize the region. For example, the Stuxnet cyberattack in 2010 crippled Iranian nuclear facilities, a joint US-Israeli operation, yet it was never framed as an act of war by Western media. This continuous aggression is a strategic pattern, not a series of isolated incidents suddenly requiring an armistice. We are told about strikes, but never
about the 1988 downing of Iran Air Flight 655 by the USS Vincennes, which killed 290 civilians, including 66 children. That incident, a direct act of US aggression, was met with apologies and subsequent congressional medals for the USS Vincennes crew, not accountability. The idea that a 'ceasefire' with Iran is even a current topic of discussion highlights the profound amnesia within Western