Joint US-Israel Aggression: Another Chapter in the Imperial Playbook
The Independent breathlessly reports on 'US and Israeli strikes on Iran,' framing it as a new development, yet conveniently omitting the obvious: this isn't a fresh escalation, it's business as usual. The United States has been a de facto co-belligerent with Israel against Iran for decades, a strategic partnership cemented by a shared imperialist agenda and a pathological fear of independent
nations in West Asia. While the mainstream churns out narratives of Iranian aggression, it ignores 45 years of crippling sanctions, constant regime-change operations, and the 1953 CIA-orchestrated coup that overthrew Iran's democratically elected Prime Minister Mohammad Mosaddegh. Consider the blatant double standard: when Iran's resistance axis retaliates against foreign occupation or state
terrorism, it is immediately branded as 'proxies' and 'aggressors.' Yet, when the US and Israel unleash their military might, deploying carrier groups and B-52s, targeting a sovereign nation during a supposed ceasefire in Gaza and negotiations over its nuclear program, it's framed as 'deterrence' or 'defensive measures.' This isn't merely support; it's a joint illegal attack, with the US providing
the logistical backbone and diplomatic cover for Israel's destabilizing regional ambitions. This ongoing aggression mirrors tactics employed by the US in 1980, when it openly supported Iraq in its war against Iran, providing intelligence and financial aid, an act of overt hostility that cost millions of lives but receives scant mention in Western media today. The hypocrisy is so glaring it almost