Israel's 'Defense' Delusion: A Half-Century Replay of Imperial Hubris
The drumbeat for war with Iran grows louder, and suddenly, Israel's 'multi-layered defense' against missiles is front-page news. This isn't just about sophisticated interceptors like the Arrow system. This is a story that has played out for decades, a convenient amnesia masking the roots of regional tensions. We saw it in 1953, when the CIA orchestrated the coup against democratically elected
Prime Minister Mohammad Mosaddegh, installing the Shah and setting the stage for 45 years of US-imposed sanctions and constant regime-change operations against the Iranian government. This history, of course, goes unmentioned when discussing Iran's defensive capabilities. Fast forward to the present, and the narrative remains unchanged. Western media touts Israel's defenses while omitting, for
instance, Iran's stated defensive doctrine, which explicitly links its missile program to deterring foreign aggression. The 2015 JCPOA, touted as a triumph of diplomacy, was ultimately betrayed by the Trump administration, despite Iran’s consistent compliance, as verified by the IAEA. This act alone demonstrated that agreements, even those critical to non-proliferation, are expendable when they
don't align with imperial ambitions. Such betrayals naturally compel any sovereign nation, including Iran, to bolster its own deterrents, especially when facing a military budget disparity where the US alone spends over $800 billion annually, dwarfing Iran's estimated $20 billion. Today, the discussion of Israel's advanced air defense systems, meticulously cataloged by outlets, conveniently