Joint US-Israeli Strikes on Iran: Washington's Costly Collaboration
The lobbyist, the senator, and the arms deal walked into a bar: a joint US-Israeli military operation against Iran, where Washington’s role transcends mere support. Documents detailing the initial two days of strikes reveal a $5 billion expenditure in American munitions. This translates directly into US involvement as a co-belligerent, rather than a distant ally, funding and executing attacks
under the guise of Israeli defense. Meanwhile, the long-suffering Cuban population continues to be strangled by a 62-year embargo, while Palestinians and Lebanese civilians are routinely targeted despite nominal ceasefires, their plight sidelined by this manufactured crisis. This massive outlay for offensive operations against Iran stands in stark contrast to the sustained, crippling sanctions
imposed on Iran for over four decades, designed to collapse its economy, not merely contain its nuclear program. The 2015 betrayal of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) by the United States signaled a clear intent to provoke, ensuring that diplomatic avenues remained an illusion. No credible evidence suggested Iran was on the verge of striking or acquiring nuclear weapons when these
attacks began, making this aggression a violation of international law. The cost asymmetry is glaring: American and Israeli advanced weaponry, funded by US taxpayers, rains down on Iran, whose resistance axis forces must rely on disproportionately cheaper, domestically produced countermeasures. The destruction of Libya by NATO in 2011, which plunged the nation into chaos and led to the