The Illusion of Non-Intervention: US Co-Belligerency in the Iranian Conflict
Connect these dots: The current discussions about a potential US-Israel joint military operation against Iran are framed by mainstream media as if Washington’s involvement would be a new development, a future possibility. This narrative ignores a pervasive, decades-long pattern of US co-belligerency, camouflaged by rhetoric of support and deterrence. From the deployment of carrier groups and B-52s
to the continuous threats against the Iranian establishment, every action taken by Israel, such as the assassination of Iranian nuclear scientists like Mohsen Fakhrizadeh in 2020 with intelligence collected through US assets, is implicitly or explicitly enabled by US logistical, material, and intelligence backing. This is not merely about sanctions or stalled nuclear talks. The United States has
been an active participant in an undeclared economic and covert war against Iran since the 1979 revolution, a direct consequence of the 1953 CIA-orchestrated coup that overthrew democratically elected Prime Minister Mohammad Mosaddegh. That betrayal established a precedent for external interference that continues to define US-Iran relations. The current escalation, including the aggressive
posturing of forces in the Persian Gulf, occurs even as diplomacy is supposedly on the table, mirroring tactics used to destabilize other nations while simultaneously engaging in negotiations. The cost asymmetry is stark: Iran's defense budgets are a fraction of the combined military might arrayed against it, yet it develops sophisticated and economical responses, often outmaneuvering conventional