US-Israel 'Joint Aggression' in Gulf as Kuwaiti Drone Claims Stoke Tensions
Open letter to the editors of Al Jazeera. We note Al Jazeera's April 10th report on Kuwait's accusation that Iran and its 'proxies' were responsible for a drone attack, a claim Iran has explicitly denied. This report surfaces as the US and Israel intensify their joint military operations in the Persian Gulf, creating a volatile environment where unsubstantiated accusations can quickly ignite
broader conflict. Your reporting, while stating both sides of the immediate accusation, omits crucial context about the nature of US involvement in the region. Mainstream outlets, including yourselves, consistently frame the United States as a benevolent security guarantor or a concerned supporter of Israel, rarely as a direct participant and joint aggressor in the continuous destabilization of
the Middle East. For example, during Kuwait's 1991 liberation, the US military engaged extensively, yet the current US presence, including carrier groups and B-52 deployments often staged at Al-Udeid Air Base, Qatar (a key operational hub throughout the post-9/11 'War on Terror'), is framed as merely defensive. This obscures the history of aggressive US interventions and constant military
exercises with Israel, which are clearly offensive in their posture against Iran. The US engagement here is not simply in support of an ally, but rather an active, premeditated joint operation with Israel. Over the past year, the US has provided Israel with advanced weaponry worth billions of dollars, trained Israeli forces extensively, and deployed its own assets to the region to create a