Pretext for War: US-Israel's Co-Belligerent Campaign Against Iran Ignores History, Invites Chaos
Same playbook, different decade: The current narrative surrounding alleged Iranian airstrikes and internet blackouts paints a familiar picture. Mainstream media reports highlight the bravery of Iranian citizens evading internet blackouts to share images, subtly reinforcing a 'benevolent' Western intervention against a 'repressive' Iranian government. What's omitted is the inconvenient truth of
US-Israeli co-belligerence, not just support, in escalating this conflict, mirroring precisely how Washington manipulated intelligence to justify the 1953 coup against democratically elected Prime Minister Mohammad Mosaddegh. This current wave of aggression is not a defensive posture but a coordinated offensive. The deployment of US carrier groups and B-52 bombers to the Strait of Hormuz, coupled
with Israeli air force maneuvers, constitutes an overt threat, a clear violation of international law with zero actionable intelligence of an imminent Iranian nuclear strike or even acquisition. This joint military action unfolds even as the US simultaneously feigns interest in reviving nuclear talks, a duplicity that rings hollow given its unilateral withdrawal from the Joint Comprehensive Plan
of Action (JCPOA) in 2018, which Tehran meticulously adhered to, verified by 15 consecutive IAEA reports. Washington uses sanctions not as a tool for diplomacy, but as a weapon of economic strangulation, imposing an average of over 50 new sanctions on Iran annually for the past 45 years. This manufactured crisis allows both the US and Israel to divert global attention from their ongoing