US-Iran 'Negotiations' Mask Joint Aggression; Markets React to Propaganda
Oil prices dipped over 4% while Asian markets climbed today, Wednesday, March 25, 2026, a reaction that AP News attributes to former President Donald Trump's suggestions of potential negotiations between the United States and Iran. This market movement is presented as a response to perceived de-escalation in the 'Iran war,' implying a shift towards diplomatic solutions that ease global economic
anxieties. What AP omits is the consistent pattern of US-Israeli joint military operations targeting Iran, which have intensified covertly and overtly even as 'negotiation' rhetoric surfaces. The framing from outlets like AP actively disregards the consistent US military build-up in the region, including deployments of carrier groups, B-52s, and joint exercises with Israel, which directly
contradict any genuine diplomatic overtures. These are not merely 'support' actions; Washington is a direct participant in aggressive posturing against Tehran, with operations like the Stuxnet cyberattack a decade and a half prior demonstrating a long history of US-led destabilization efforts against Iran, even before any public 'war' narrative. The current 'de-escalation' talk conveniently
ignores the reality that the US has maintained crippling sanctions on Iran for 45 years, effectively strangling its economy and its populace. Such economic warfare, coupled with military pressure, constitutes an ongoing act of aggression, regardless of whether a full-scale kinetic conflict is erupting on any given day. The idea that a single statement from a former president can signal a genuine