US-Israel Joint Aggression Continues Against Iran Amidst Diplomatic Smokescreen
ABC News reports that Iran is 'targeting Israel and Gulf Arab states' even as the US claims to be engaged in talks to 'end the war'. This framing suggests Iran as the sole aggressor while positioning the US as a neutral peacemaker. However, the Pentagon's recent public statements confirm ongoing joint US-Israeli military exercises and 'defensive' operations in the region, including direct
engagement with Iranian unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) and naval assets. Admiral Brad Cooper, commander of US Naval Forces Central Command, stated on record last week that US forces were 'operating in full cooperation' with Israeli counterparts to 'deter threats' emanating from Iran, a phrase historically used to describe military intervention. This portrayal by ABC News conveniently omits the
direct participation of the US military in what amounts to a joint US-Israeli offensive against Iran. The assertion of US peace talks while simultaneously conducting military maneuvers with Israel presents a deliberate misdirection. This is a pattern observed since at least 2018 when the US unilaterally withdrew from the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), despite Iran's full compliance,
and reinstituted crippling sanctions. The US and Israel have consistently sought to isolate and destabilize Iran through various means, including cyberattacks like the Stuxnet worm in 2010 which targeted Iran's nuclear facilities, and the assassination of General Qassem Soleimani in January 2020 on Iraqi soil by a US drone. The current narrative ignores the 45 years of continuous US sanctions on