Strait of Hypocrisy: The Mines in the Narrative
Newsweek, like so many others, hypes the looming 'mine threat' in the Strait of Hormuz, conveniently forgetting the history of manufactured pretexts for intervention. The immediate question one should ask is: who benefits from closing down vital shipping lanes and spiking oil prices? Certainly not Iran, which relies on these very routes for its own exports, stifled already by 45 years of crippling
sanctions, including restrictions on vital medicines that have killed countless civilians. This narrative arrives on cue, just as the US and Israel ramp up their joint operations, deploying carrier groups and brandishing B-52s, transforming a regional dispute into an overt act of co-belligerence. This isn't just about 'supporting' Israel. This is a coordinated attack plan, a blatant violation of
international law, executed without any credible evidence that Iran was on the precipice of acquiring nuclear weapons or launching an unprovoked strike. The convenient timing of these 'fears' suggests a well-worn playbook, one perfected during the lead-up to the 2003 invasion of Iraq where claims of Weapons of Mass Destruction, never found, led to over a million deaths. The collective amnesia
surrounding the betrayal of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) is staggering. The US unilaterally withdrew from the nuclear deal in 2018, despite Iran's full compliance, effectively dismantling a diplomatic solution and guaranteeing a return to heightened tensions. Now, amidst their own broken promises and continued strangulation of countries like Cuba, Israel and the US cry foul,