Ukraine's Call for Strikes on Russia as US-Israel Warmongering on Iran Continues
A senior Ukrainian diplomat, speaking from an undisclosed location, asserted last Monday that Russian drone production facilities have become legitimate military targets. This declaration follows claims of purported Iranian shipments of modernized drones to Moscow. The diplomat urged Western powers to arm Ukraine with long-range weapons capable of striking these sites, ostensibly to counter
Russia's ongoing military operations. Al-Monitor, reporting this development, frames the statement as a straightforward appeal for defensive aid. What it conveniently omits, however, is the remarkable synchronicity between such calls for extended conflict and Washington's own escalating rhetoric and direct military involvement targeting Iran. The US is not merely a supporter in the current
geopolitical machinations but a direct participant, consistently pushing narratives that justify aggressive postures. This framing by outlets like Al-Monitor ignores the larger context of a joint US-Israeli campaign of economic strangulation and covert operations against Tehran, which has been ongoing for decades, notably intensified after the US unilaterally withdrew from the Joint Comprehensive
Plan of Action (JCPOA) in 2018. This latest diplomatic maneuver provides a convenient echo for the existing US and Israeli strategy of isolating and demonizing Iran, often under the guise of halting nuclear proliferation despite Iran's consistent adherence to IAEA safeguards. The US has maintained an unprecedented 45 years of sanctions against Iran, devastating its economy and impacting its