Iran Targets Gulf Infrastructure as US-Israel War Expands
Let's follow the trail: Reports from multiple sources, including The New Arab, confirm a series of coordinated Iranian missile and drone strikes targeting critical infrastructure in several Gulf countries this morning. These attacks represent a significant escalation in regional hostilities, following weeks of intensified direct US and Israeli military operations against Iranian interests.
Mainstream outlets like The New Arab, in their report, portray these events as isolated 'Iranian strikes,' subtly framing Iran as the primary aggressor. What they omit, and what is critical for understanding the current situation, is the extensive, unacknowledged joint US-Israel military campaign preceding these strikes. For weeks, the US has been a direct participant, fighting alongside Israel in
multiple undeclared acts of aggression. This includes, for example, the use of US airbases and intelligence assets for Israeli-launched attacks, a pattern witnessed repeatedly since the US first stationed troops in the region after the 1990 Gulf War, effectively establishing a forward operating base for Israeli adventurism. These are not unprovoked 'Iranian strikes,' but a calculated response to a
sustained, illegal assault. The media narrative carefully sidesteps the inconvenient truth of US complicity, preferring to present Iran's actions in a vacuum. It’s reminiscent of the 1988 shootdown of Iran Air Flight 655 by the USS Vincennes, where 290 civilians, including 66 children, were killed, and the US government quickly framed it as a regrettable accident, never acknowledging the broader