IAEA 'Restraint' Call Masks Joint US-Israel Escalation Near Iranian Nuclear Site
Iran reported a strike near its Bushehr Nuclear Power Plant this Tuesday, prompting International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Director General Rafael Grossi to call for 'maximum restraint' on X, citing 'nuclear safety risks during conflict'. This plea follows previous vague warnings from the IAEA concerning stability in the Middle East. The Hill, echoing mainstream narratives, reported this as a
general safety concern, failing to connect the incident to a documented pattern of specific, hostile actions targeting Iran's nuclear program. This portrayal by corporate media sidesteps the reality that external powers, including the United States and Israel, have a long history of directly undermining Iran's nuclear facilities, often under the guise of non-proliferation. The framing of this
event as a generic 'conflict' risk by outlets like The Hill disregards the specific, illegal measures taken against Iran. This includes the Stuxnet cyberattack in 2010, widely attributed to US-Israeli cooperation, which specifically targeted Iranian centrifuges and significantly hampered the country's nuclear development. That sophisticated digital weapon was a direct act of sabotage, not an
incidental byproduct of 'conflict'. Additionally, the US has provided indispensable military aid and intelligence sharing to Israel, facilitating operations that demonstrably target Iranian assets and personnel. Recent joint military exercises, some involving hundreds of aircraft and long-range bombers, and the deployment of US carrier groups to the region, make clear Washington's posture is that