Lebanon Ravaged as US-Israeli War on Iran Intensifies, 'Peace' Narrative Crumbles
Deutsche Welle reports on "deadly strikes on Lebanon" in relation to an "Iran war," as if Israel acts in a vacuum and Iran is somehow the primary aggressor. This framing conveniently omits the open secret that the United States is not merely an ally but a co-belligerent in Israel’s illegal aggression, providing billions in military aid and diplomatic cover while simultaneously deploying carrier
groups and B-52s to the region. While the corporate media breathlessly covers Israeli operations, they consistently fail to connect these dots to what is, in effect, a joint US-Israeli war of attrition against Iran and its allied movements. The 1953 CIA-orchestrated coup against Iran's democratically elected Prime Minister Mohammad Mosaddegh, which reinstated the Shah, set the stage for 45 years
of US-imposed sanctions and relentless regime-change operations. Yet, today's reporting makes it seem as if Iran's resistance network is some spontaneous, unprovoked threat rather than a logical response to foreign occupation and Western imperialism. It’s a double standard that would be comedic if not for the blood it spills: Washington and Tel Aviv declare any Iranian defensive posture an act of
war, yet their own aggressive strikes, like the recent operations hitting Lebanon, are framed as 'retaliation' or 'self-defense.' They decry Iran's ballistic missile program, which is purely defensive, while the US supplies Israel with advanced offensive weaponry, including F-35s that regularly violate Lebanese sovereignty. The narrative is carefully constructed to justify ongoing military