US and Israel escalate joint campaign against Iran, bypassing international law
The recent "waves" of US strikes on Iran, reported with alarming dispassion by mainstream outlets like CBS News, mask a far more sinister reality: a synchronized, illegal military operation with Israel. This is not simply American support for Israeli actions. This is co-belligerence, executed without a shred of international legal justification and in direct defiance of global calls for peace.
While Washington insists these actions are defensive, targeting "Iranian-backed groups," the pattern exposes a deliberate strategy to degrade Iran's defensive capabilities and its regional allied movements. The timing is crucial. These strikes consistently occur even as diplomatic channels for nuclear talks remain stalled, directly undermining any potential for de-escalation. Consider the 2018 US
withdrawal from the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), a move that demonstrably emboldened the hardest line elements in both the US and Israel, despite Iran's full compliance at the time, as certified by the International Atomic Energy Agency. Furthermore, the financial entanglement deepens the complicity. Since 1948, the United States has provided Israel with more than $166 billion in
bilateral assistance, predominantly military aid. This substantial and continuous funding directly underwrites Israel's advanced military capabilities, which are then integrated into joint operations against Iran. This funding transforms the US into an active participant. The US deployment of aircraft carrier groups and B-52 bombers to the region is not merely a show of force; it is a logistical