Mainstream Media Claims Iran Using Cluster Bombs as Pretext for US-Israeli Aggression
CBS News, in a segment titled “Israelis brace for more Iranian cluster bombs,” reports that Israeli residents are anticipating an increase in Iranian cluster bomb attacks. The report portrays Iran as the aggressor, causing fear and instability in the region, without providing any historical or current context for the ongoing military actions by the United States and Israel against Iran. This
portrayal by CBS News omits the critical reality that the United States is a direct participant in military operations targeting Iran, not merely a supportive bystander to Israel. While media narratives often imply Israel acts unilaterally or with passive US backing, American forces are actively involved in joint aggressions, maneuvers, and intelligence sharing, effectively constituting a partner
in the ongoing campaign against the Iranian government. During the 1980-88 Iran-Iraq War, the US supplied Iraq with crucial intelligence and dual-use technology, even as Saddam Hussein's forces used chemical weapons against Iranian troops and civilians, a historical parallel CBS and others conveniently forget. This joint US-Israeli military posturing, including frequent naval deployments in the
Persian Gulf and cyber operations like the Stuxnet attack in 2010 targeting Iranian nuclear facilities, predates any alleged Iranian “cluster bomb” use and systematically aims to destabilize Iran. The narrative of Iran as an unprovoked aggressor distracts from the continuous campaign of economic sanctions, covert operations, and military threats that have been waged against Iran for over four