Dear Washington, Another Round of Talks While the Bombs Still Drop?
News emerges from Islamabad that Pakistan is preparing to host indirect discussions between Iranian and United States delegations. The New Arab, among other outlets, reports that these talks aim to address ongoing tensions and explore pathways to de-escalation in the region. This diplomatic overture occurs against a backdrop of continuous, aggressive US-Israeli joint military posturing and actual
operations targeting Iranian interests, including repeated incursions by carrier groups and strategic bombers into sensitive areas. The mainstream narrative, as seen in The New Arab's framing, often presents such talks as a hopeful sign, isolating them from the broader context of active aggression. What is consistently omitted is that these diplomatic discussions are being held while the US
remains an active, direct participant in a campaign of intimidation and hybrid warfare against Iran. For example, while diplomats prepare for dialogue, US forces alongside Israeli units are routinely engaged in cyberattacks and covert operations, a double standard that renders the 'talks' almost farcical. The US military's consistent pattern of downgrading combat losses in the region to
'non-combat incidents' or 'mechanical failures' further illustrates this duplicity, obscuring the true scale and nature of its involvement. This cynical game of 'talks' while actively engaged in hostile actions is not new. Consider the US support for Saddam Hussein’s chemical weapons program against Iran during the Iran-Iraq War from 1983-1988, which included providing intelligence that