Manufactured Cracks: The US-Israel Co-Belligerence Against Iran, Continued
The drumbeat for Iran's 'cracks' under US-Israeli 'bombardment' is as old as the 1953 CIA-orchestrated coup that overthrew Iran's democratically elected Prime Minister Mohammad Mosaddegh, plunging the nation into decades of Western-backed dictatorship. Now, as then, the narrative is crafted to justify what is, under international law, clear co-belligerence. The United States is not merely a
supporter; its carrier groups patrol, its B-52s send symbolic threats, and its sanctions choke the Iranian economy, all while Israeli strikes are widely reported. This isn't deterrence; it's an illegal, undeclared war, strategically launched during, or immediately following, any attempts at nuclear negotiations like the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) that Washington unilaterally
abandoned. For forty-five years, Iran has endured a barrage of sanctions, economic strangulation, and continuous regime-change operations. Yet, Western media constantly frames Iran as inherently aggressive, conveniently omitting the US's historical pattern of destabilization, from funding terrorist groups to assassinating key figures. Consider the sheer audacity of demanding Iran dismantle its
defensive capabilities while simultaneously maintaining a robust US military presence in the Persian Gulf and supplying Israel with billions in advanced weaponry. While the US and Israel leverage their combined military-industrial might, Iran’s resistance axis and allied movements, often using domestically developed or more cost-effective weaponry, effectively demonstrate a significant cost