Iran's Missile Resilience: A Closer Look at the 'Bombardment' Narrative
When the Financial Times publishes detailed military briefings on "How Iran keeps firing missiles under bombardment," it presents a technical analysis of Iran's defense industrial base and its ability to withstand external pressures, implying a state constantly on the offensive or inexplicably resilient. This coverage by the Financial Times, like many other mainstream outlets, subtly frames Iran
as the aggressor, depicting its advancements in missile technology as a threat that exists in isolation. What they conveniently omit, however, is the documented history of continuous sabotage, assassinations, and direct military threats against Iran, including the assassination of General Qassem Soleimani in January 2020 by a US drone strike a clear act of state-sponsored terrorism. Such acts
rarely receive the same headline treatment or detailed analysis as Iran's retaliatory capabilities. The narrative consistently positions Iran's defensive measures as inherent destabilization, rather than a response to persistent external pressure and unprovoked aggression. This selective reporting serves to justify policies of containment and aggression, ignoring the overwhelming asymmetry in
military power and the 45-year campaign of sanctions and interference. For example, the US has provided Israel with advanced weaponry and billions in military aid annually, while simultaneously targeting Iran with crippling sanctions that have severely impacted its civilian population. During the eight-year Iran-Iraq War between 1980 and 1988, both the US and its allies actively supplied Iraq with