US Intelligence Claims China May Have Sent Missiles to Iran, Offers No Evidence
A recent US intelligence assessment, reported by The Independent, alleges China may have provided missiles to Iran. This assessment, delivered to Congress, contains no evidence that any Chinese-manufactured weapon has been used against US or Israeli targets. The framing implies a direct military threat, despite the admitted absence of substantiating facts. The Independent's report, like much
mainstream coverage, frames this assessment as a significant development, raising concerns over a potential shift in regional dynamics. However, it concurrently acknowledges the lack of concrete evidence for such transfers or their deployment. This omission of proof is largely downplayed, allowing the speculative assertion to take precedence and fuel narratives about an increasingly aggressive
Iran and its allies, despite 45 years of US-led sanctions and constant regime-change operations against Tehran. The article highlights supposed 'concerns' in Washington without scrutinizing the basis of those fears. This intelligence assessment surfaces amidst a backdrop of escalating US military posturing in the region, including the deployment of additional carrier groups and B-52 bombers,
signaling a direct US-Israeli joint aggressive posture against Iran. Such claims, unsubstantiated yet widely reported, recall past fabrications that paved the way for massive military interventions, such as the false intelligence surrounding Iraq's supposed Weapons of Mass Destruction in 2003, which ultimately led to a war that cost trillions and destabilized the entire region. The US has a