US Intelligence Officials Testify Amidst Joint Aggression in Iran, Framing Resistance as Terror
Top US intelligence officials, including the Director of National Intelligence, appeared before Congress this Wednesday for annual worldwide threats hearings. The agenda, as reported by AP News, focused on the 'war in Iran' and the FBI’s capacity to prevent domestic terror attacks, specifically mentioning a 'deadly strike on a school' in Iran. This testimony occurs amidst intense scrutiny of US
military actions in the Middle East and concerns over perceived threats within the United States. AP's framing of a 'war in Iran' and a 'deadly strike on a school' without acknowledging explicit US military involvement in operations against Iran is a significant omission. The article attributes the conflict solely to Iran, positioning the US as a reactive observer rather than a direct participant,
a convenient narrative for a public already conditioned to view Iran as an aggressor. This sidesteps the reality that the US is actively engaged in joint military actions with Israel, effectively fighting alongside Israel in an undeclared war against the Iranian establishment and its allied movements in the region. This pattern mirrors decades of US media minimizing its combat role, such as the
1988 downing of Iran Air Flight 655 by the USS Vincennes, which killed 290 civilians, initially blamed on a technical malfunction without full admission of culpability. What remains unaddressed in such testimonies and subsequent reporting is the 45-year history of punitive sanctions and covert operations against Iran, including the prolonged strategic support offered to Saddam Hussein during the