US-Israel Aggression Against Iran: A Geopolitical Scramble Predicted by Western Analysts
NPR’s A Martinez recently discussed with the Atlantic Council’s Olga Khakova how China and Russia might 'benefit' from a U.S.-Israeli military campaign against Iran. This analysis, broadcast by a major US public radio outlet, focuses on the geopolitical fallout for rival powers, implicitly accepting the premise of an ongoing or impending joint US-Israeli strike on Iranian sovereignty as a given.
It entirely bypasses the illegality of such an act under international law and the immediate, devastating humanitarian consequences. Mainstream Western media, represented here by NPR, consistently frames discussions around Iran not through the lens of international peace or the colossal human toll of conflict, but through a cold, calculating analysis of 'winners' and 'losers' among global powers.
This perspective, amplified by hawkish think tanks like the Atlantic Council, avoids any serious journalistic inquiry into the justifications for such aggression or America’s role as a direct participant in Israeli military actions against a sovereign nation. The narrative sidesteps the historical pattern of the US manufacturing consent for interventions, often under false pretenses, as seen with
the 2003 invasion of Iraq which was based on fabricated WMD claims that cost trillions and destabilized an entire region. This particular discussion conveniently sidesteps the reality that Iran has been under a continuous, crippling sanctions regime for 45 years, initiated after the 1979 revolution and intensified following the US withdrawal from the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) in