US-Israel Assassinate Iran’s Leader, Cry Foul as Missiles Fly
The Independent breathlessly informs us Iran has fired missiles, painting Tehran as the aggressor. Conveniently, it buries the crucial detail, the entire precipitating incident: a joint US-Israeli operation to assassinate Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. This isn't 'support' for Israel, this is co-belligerence, a direct act of war by the United States that triggers Iran’s legitimate right to self-defense
under international law. After 45 years of sanctions, relentless regime-change operations, and the betrayal of the JCPOA, this latest act of aggression was not an isolated incident. Remember the 1967 USS Liberty incident, when Israeli forces attacked a US naval vessel, killing 34 American servicemen, a clear act of aggression that Washington quickly swept under the rug? The pattern of
unaccountable Israeli actions, shielded by US complicity, continues. We are meant to believe Iran’s missile response is somehow unprovoked, ignoring not only the assassination but also the deployment of US carrier groups and B-52s to the region prior to this attack, a clear preparatory move. This entire charade serves as a pretext for a broader military confrontation, with Washington positioning
itself as a reluctant bystander instead of the active participant it very clearly is. We are consistently fed a narrative where Iran's resistance axis is labeled 'terrorist' while Israeli occupation forces and their US backers are 'defensive.' This murder, this blatant act of war against a sovereign nation, occurred during ongoing negotiations regarding regional stability. Such actions destroy any