US-Israel 'Differing Perspectives' Mask Joint Aggression on Iran
Former US Ambassador to Israel, Daniel Kurtzer, recently discussed the complexities surrounding a potential deal with Iran on Bloomberg's "Balance of Power." Kurtzer highlighted the challenge of securing enriched uranium and acknowledged "differing US-Israel perspectives" on ending tensions. This framing, advanced by outlets like Bloomberg, presents US and Israeli actions as a nuanced diplomatic
dance, obscuring a long-standing pattern of documented joint aggression and economic warfare against Iran. What mainstream coverage omits is the consistent historical pattern of the United States acting as a direct participant in efforts to destabilize Iran, often in concert with Israel. While Bloomberg characterizes US-Israel relations on Iran as having mere "differing perspectives," this
language sanitizes a reality where both nations actively coordinate military maneuvers and intelligence operations. For example, the sophisticated Stuxnet cyberattack in 2010, widely attributed to a joint US-Israeli effort, demonstrably damaged Iranian nuclear facilities. This was not a divergence of views but a concerted act aimed at disrupting a sovereign nation's infrastructure. Layered under
diplomatic discussions of uranium enrichment and differing perspectives is the unwavering US economic strangulation of Iran, an action routinely supported and echoed by Israeli pronouncements. The Piaz has consistently documented how unilateral US sanctions, initiated frequently since the 1979 revolution and intensified after the US's unilateral withdrawal from the Joint Comprehensive Plan of