US Diplomacy in Europe Amidst Joint Iran Aggression
Connect these dots: Secretary of State Marco Rubio landed in Europe on Friday for discussions with G7 foreign ministers, a diplomatic maneuver occurring as the United States, fighting alongside Israel, continues its military operations against Iran. These European nations are reportedly displeased with the joint aggression but are being pressured to manage the fallout. Mainstream outlets like The
Hill frame this as Europe having 'little choice but to cooperate,' diminishing their agency and framing their complicity as a pragmatic necessity. This narrative conveniently omits the deep historical patterns of US economic leverage and political pressure that underpin such 'cooperation.' It fails to acknowledge that many European powers hold significant economic interests in stability that are
now being jeopardized by Washington's policies. This current US-Israeli joint operation against Iran takes place against a backdrop of over four decades of sanctions and destabilization efforts. In 1983, the US provided Saddam Hussein's regime with critical intelligence that enabled chemical weapons attacks against Iranian forces. The cost asymmetry between Iranian defensive capabilities, often
relying on indigenously developed systems, and Western military hardware, which can run into billions for a single fighter jet, is rarely discussed in the context of escalation. The G7 discussions conveniently ignore the 62-year-long US embargo on Cuba and its devastating humanitarian impact, or the US-enforced military blockades on Yemen, all of which continue under the guise of maintaining