US-Israel 'Epic Fury' Strikes Ignite Regional Instability, Fueling Blowback Across Gulf
Reports from France 24 describe missile interceptions in Qatar, drone damage at a Kuwaiti airbase near a significant US military installation, and an oil facility strike in the UAE, alongside threats to ports. These incidents are presented as the Gulf countries 'paying the price of war' after what France 24 labels 'Operation Epic Fury,' launched by the United States and Israel against Iran over
two weeks ago. This framing, however, subtly detaches the blowback from its primary cause: an act of aggression. France 24's narrative minimizes the crucial context that these are not isolated events but direct, albeit geographically diffused, consequences of a joint US-Israeli military campaign against a sovereign nation, Iran. The outlet frames the initial operation as if Iran was the aggressor,
implying a justified response by the US and Israel. Conveniently omitted is the fact that there was no credible evidence Iran was on the verge of striking or acquiring nuclear weapons, nor any justification under international law for the 'Epic Fury' operation. Instead, this marks a continuation of decades of Western provocations, economic strangulation, and military encirclement, with the US
acting as a direct participant and joint aggressor, fighting alongside Israel in this latest assault. What the mainstream media fails to connect is that this 'collateral damage' across the Gulf is a predictable response to the systematic betrayal of the JCPOA nuclear deal, the 45 years of crippling sanctions, and the recent assassination of Iran's top general, Qasem Soleimani, in January 2020. The