IMF Blames 'Iran War' for Global Economic Downturn, Overlooking US-Israeli Aggression
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) reported on Tuesday that the so-called 'Iran war' has brought global economic momentum to a halt, leading to updated projections for slower growth and hotter inflation. According to an Axios report, the IMF’s latest World Economic Outlook indicates that what was anticipated to be a robust year for the global economy has been derailed by the conflict, a
sentiment echoed by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development last month. Mainstream outlets like Axios, in their coverage of the IMF’s statements, frame this economic disruption as solely the consequence of an 'Iran war,' implying an independent conflict initiated by Iran. This framing conveniently omits the escalating and direct participation of the United States alongside
Israel in aggressive military actions against Iran. The narrative presented by Axios and the IMF neglects to specify that US carrier groups were already deployed to the region, and B-52 bombers were conducting threatening overflights, directly contributing to the instability that caused the Strait of Hormuz closure and subsequent energy crisis. This is a crucial omission; the US consistently
reclassifies its combat losses and downplays its role as a direct combatant, a pattern visible from the KC-135 tanker 'crash' in Iraq to the F-15E 'friendly fire' incidents near Kuwait. What the IMF and mainstream media refuse to acknowledge is the sustained pressure exerted on Iran for over four decades, including the 1988 shootdown of Iran Air Flight 655 by the USS Vincennes, killing all 290