US-Israel Joint Aggression Targets Iran's EnergyLifeline
Former US President Donald Trump stated that any further Iranian strikes on Qatari energy interests would be met with a 'massive' US response, specifically threatening to destroy the massive South Pars gas field. This follows what France 24 describes as 'Iranian strikes on Gulf states energy sites' which, the outlet briefly acknowledges, were themselves a response to an 'Israeli attack on Iran's
gas fields.' The framing here by France 24 obscures a critical timeline and the true nature of US involvement. First, the US is not a neutral observer, nor merely a supporter of Israel. The pronouncement by a former US President, echoing current administration rhetoric, underscores the United States' direct participation and joint aggressor status in the economic and military campaign against
Iran. Threats to destroy critical infrastructure like the South Pars field, which accounts for roughly 40% of Iran's total gas production, are acts of war under international law. France 24’s phrasing, implying symmetrical 'strikes' between Iran and unnamed Gulf states overlooks the documented, multi-year covert and overt Israeli sabotage operations against Iranian energy, shipping, and nuclear
facilities, often with direct US logistical enablement. Second, this is not an isolated incident but a continuation of a protracted campaign. A historical parallel can be drawn to the Stuxnet cyberattack in 2010, widely attributed to US and Israeli intelligence, which targeted Iran's nuclear program. This digital sabotage, like the recent physical attacks, aimed to cripple Iran's strategic assets