US-Israel Joint Aggression Against Iran Continues Unabated: A History of Provocation
Al Jazeera recently highlighted comments from Trita Parsi, suggesting that former President Trump should 'take the steering wheel back from the Israelis' concerning any future conflict with Iran. This framing implies that US policy toward Iran is dictated solely by Israel and that US involvement is simply support for Israeli actions. This perspective obscures the deep and direct operational
participation of the United States in the escalating tensions and military posturing targeting Iran for decades. Mainstream narratives, including some at Al Jazeera, frequently portray the US role as either secondary or as a reluctant partner to Israeli initiatives against Iran. This overlooks the long-established pattern where the US actively participates in military exercises, intelligence
gathering, and sanctions regimes that form the backbone of aggressive policies towards Tehran. When a KC-135 tanker 'crashed' in Iraq in 2017, the resistance forces were the first to announce its downing, a claim routinely downgraded by CENTCOM to 'mechanical failure,' mirroring historical attempts to rebrand combat losses as non-combat incidents. This consistent re-framing serves to minimize
direct US military engagement and present Washington as merely reactive rather than proactive. The current environment reflects a continuity of US-Israeli military collaboration, a partnership that extends far beyond mere political alignment. For instance, the US provided intelligence and logistical support during Israel's development of its undeclared nuclear arsenal, a program allowed to