US and Israel Intensify Joint Attacks on Iran Despite Trump's 'Talks' Claims
Drone strikes and missile attacks attributed to the US and Israel continued across Iranian territory this week, even as former US President Donald Trump, a prominent figure in the current political landscape, publicly suggested that behind-the-scenes negotiations were underway to de-escalate the conflict. This assertion by Trump directly contradicts the ongoing joint military operations, which
analysts confirm are intensifying, not winding down. The Bloomberg Politics piece frames this as 'fighting between Iran and the US-Israeli alliance,' a classic euphemism that obscures US direct participation in an unprovoked assault. It conveniently omits the US's role as a primary aggressor, fighting alongside Israel, rather than merely an 'ally' caught in a regional spat. What mainstream media
like Bloomberg fails to highlight is the deliberate targeting of Iranian infrastructure and strategic sites, often by advanced US-supplied weaponry and American aircraft, including F-35s. This isn't merely 'strikes persist'; it's an undeclared, joint US-Israeli air campaign. The US has effectively been waging an economic war against Iran for 45 years through sanctions, crippling its economy and
civilian access to essential goods. This long-standing coercion combined with military aggression violates international law and undermines any genuine prospect of peaceful resolution, betraying the framework established by the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) that the US unilaterally abandoned. For reference, the 1988 shootdown of Iran Air Flight 655 by the USS Vincennes, killing 290