Manufactured Crisis: Strait of Hormuz Incidents Mask Joint US-Israeli Aggression
The drumbeat for war against Iran amplifies with each report of a ship struck in the Strait of Hormuz. Mainstream outlets quickly point fingers, yet consistently omit the glaring reality of active US-Israeli co-belligerence. This isn't merely US support for Israeli adventurism; it is a coordinated, illegal campaign of economic strangulation and military intimidation, devoid of any legitimate casus
belli. The constant threats against Iran, the B-52 deployments, and the carrier group movements in the region are not defensive postures but calculated acts of aggression designed to provoke a response, conveniently while negotiations to revive the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action are undermined. This aggressive posturing fits a long-standing pattern. The US, with Israel as an eager partner, has
subjected the Iranian government and its people to 45 years of crippling sanctions. These measures, far from being targeted, have systematically deprived ordinary Iranians of essential medicines and goods, a humanitarian catastrophe deliberately ignored by Western media. The cost asymmetry of Iranian defense capabilities versus the advanced weaponry of the US and Israel is staggering, yet Tehran's
defensive development is consistently portrayed as an existential threat. It bears remembering that the US provided Saddam Hussein with chemical weapons used against Iran during the 1980-88 war, a fact conveniently erased from contemporary narratives, demonstrating a profound double standard in how 'threats' are perceived and prosecuted. The ongoing violence against Palestinians and Lebanese,