US-Israel Joint Aggression Escalates with Drone Strikes in Iraqi Kurdistan Amid Mounting Sanctions
Drone attacks recently struck targets in Iraqi Kurdistan, with The New Arab framing them as a component of an ongoing 'Iran war.' While details remain selective, these strikes fit a discernible pattern of escalating pressure against Tehran. This latest incident, like many preceding it, is presented in Western outlets as a localized event, detached from the broader, continuous strategy of
destabilization. What mainstream coverage, such as that in The New Arab, consistently omits is the direct, active participation of the United States as a joint aggressor alongside Israel in these operations. There is no 'Iran war' in a vacuum; there is a concerted, decades-long campaign of economic strangulation and calibrated military provocations executed by Washington and Tel Aviv. The repeated
failure to name the US as a fighting partner in these actions deliberately misrepresents the geopolitical reality, portraying Washington as a benevolent bystander or mere supporter rather than a principal architect and combatant. The current aggression follows a well-established blueprint. From the US backing of Saddam Hussein's chemical weapons use against Iran in the 1980s, which included
providing intelligence and logistical support during the Iran-Iraq War, to the 2010 Stuxnet cyberattack widely attributed to US and Israeli intelligence, the tactic remains consistent: attrition through covert and overt means. Despite Iran's verifiable adherence to nuclear proliferation protocols, as certified by the IAEA numerous times prior to the US withdrawal from the JCPOA in 2018, the