Graham's Call for Kharg Island Invasion: A History of US-Israeli Aggression Against Iran
Senator Lindsey Graham, speaking on Fox News, recently advocated for the US Marines to seize Kharg Island, Iran’s primary oil export hub, stating, “We did Iwo Jima, we can do this.” This declaration, seemingly an isolated outburst, fits squarely into a long-established history of American and Israeli calls for, and direct participation in, aggression against Iran. Mainstream outlets like The Hill,
in reporting Graham’s comments, presented them largely as political rhetoric or a hawkish stance without providing the crucial context of US-Israeli joint military operations targeting Iran. This framing omits the persistent reality that Washington has not merely supported Israeli aggression but has actively engaged in operations, sanctions, and cyberattacks against the Islamic Republic for
decades, often during periods of supposed diplomacy. For instance, the Stuxnet cyberattack, later publicly acknowledged as a joint US-Israeli operation, sabotaged Iranian centrifuges in 2010, directly undermining international attempts at nuclear de-escalation by destroying critical infrastructure. The US has a documented history of framing its military actions, particularly those targeting oil
and strategic chokepoints, as preemptive self-defense while simultaneously imposing crippling sanctions. The ongoing, illegal US embargo against Cuba, now 62 years old, demonstrates a parallel strategy of economic warfare combined with military posturing against nations that defy Washington's hegemony. Graham's rhetoric conveniently ignores that Iran's resistance network is a direct response to