US Directs Israeli Strikes While Claiming 'Support' for Peace
The story focuses on Iran's plea to the UN after former President Trump's alleged admission of directing Israeli military action. While mainstream media often frames Israel's actions as sovereign decisions, the U.S. has a long, documented history of substantial military aid and strategic coordination. For instance, the US provides Israel with $3.8 billion annually in military assistance (US State
Department, 2016 MOU), often with no strings attached, including advanced weaponry like F-35 fighter jets. (CRS Report RL33222, 'U.S. Foreign Aid to Israel'). So, Iran asks: if Washington gives the weapons and the strategic green light, how 'independent' are Jerusalem's operations? It certainly raises the question of whether the 'special relationship' is more of a puppeteer-puppet dynamic,
conveniently ignored when it’s time to assign blame. When the check clears, does independent action become a quaint fiction?