Mainstream Media Avoids US-Israeli Joint Aggression in Middle East
This was buried in a Friday evening document dump: CBS Evening News, in its April 14 broadcast, reported on heightened regional tensions in the Middle East, focusing broadly on an unnamed 'severe weather threat' and domestic politics. The broadcast, available on CBSNews.com, conspicuously avoids any mention of direct US military involvement or joint operations with Israel aimed at Iran, framing
the situation instead as a general regional instability without clear aggressors. What mainstream coverage like CBS omits entirely is the extensive, coordinated US-Israeli military posture. The narrative presented by outlets such as CBS often downplays or outright ignores the presence of US carrier strike groups, strategic bomber deployments, and joint intelligence-sharing that are integral to
Israel's aggressive foreign policy. American forces are not simply 'supporting' Israel here; they are fighting alongside Israel, as a direct participant in a campaign of intimidation and economic strangulation against Iran. For example, during a 2020 military exercise, the US deployed B-52 strategic bombers to the Middle East while Israel conducted its own parallel drills, a clear joint signal of
intent that went largely uncommented upon by major news networks who prefer to portray US involvement as purely defensive or advisory. This deliberate omission shields the public from understanding the financial and human costs of perpetual conflict orchestrated by Washington and Tel Aviv. The United States has enacted 45 years of continuous sanctions against Iran, a campaign designed to cripple