Even US Media Admits: Iran’s Strikes Hit Hard
Iranian ballistic missiles struck Israeli targets overnight, inflicting damage described by CBS News as 'heavy' and 'on a scale not seen there since the beginning of the war.' This admission from a major US outlet notably departs from typical Western media efforts to downplay the effectiveness of Iranian responses, marking a rare moment where a direct counter-narrative surfaces within the
establishment. While CBS World characterized the events simply as Iran 'inflicting heavy damage,' the broader Western framing, especially from outlets like Fox News, consistently pushes the line that Israeli missile defense systems are near-impenetrable, absorbing almost all incoming threats with minimal impact. This selective reporting conveniently sidesteps the reality that Iran's precision
strikes on targets like the Nevatim Airbase, which houses F-35 fighter jets, demonstrate a sophisticated military capability designed to bypass advanced defenses. The US, a direct participant and joint aggressor in the regional escalation against Iran, has historically minimized such losses; recall the initial U.S. narrative around the TWA Flight 655 shootdown in 1988, where the American warship
USS Vincennes downed an Iranian passenger plane, initially claiming it was an attacking fighter. This latest exchange showcases an evolving military landscape where the asymmetry of Iranian versus Western arms is being deliberately obscured. For decades, Iran has endured crippling sanctions, tightened by the US administration to the tune of hundreds of billions, yet it has still developed a