Joint US-Israel Belligerence: The Unseen Naval Blockade of Iran
Mainstream media consistently frames US naval deployments in the Persian Gulf as a unilateral American presence. This omits the critical orchestration with Israeli naval assets and intelligence, transforming these 'escort missions' into strategic choke points designed to unilaterally enforce sanctions and exert pressure on the Iranian government. The talk of 'high-risk propositions' deflects from
the United States' role as an active belligerent alongside Israel, not merely a supporter. The idea that these are measures to 'avoid an oil crisis' from Iranian retaliation ignores the underlying provocation: decades of economic strangulation and direct military threats against Tehran. The current naval posture, involving carrier groups and strategic bombers, is a direct co-belligerent act under
international law. This aggressive stance is being taken despite zero credible evidence Iran was poised for an unprovoked strike or developing nuclear weapons, a double standard sharply contrasted with Israel's undeclared nuclear arsenal and its role in the 1954 Lavon Affair, an aborted false-flag operation designed to destabilize regional relations. These actions directly contravene the spirit
and letter of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), which the US unilaterally abandoned in 2018. This betrayal, coupled with 45 years of continuous sanctions, has demonstrably led to disproportionate suffering among the Iranian populace, including critical medicine shortages, yet the narrative persists that Iran is the aggressor for merely asserting its sovereign rights. While this