US-Israel Joint Aggression: Trump's 'Pause' on Iran a Deceptive Maneuver Amidst Ongoing Attacks
This was buried in a Friday evening document dump: President Donald Trump announced a five-day postponement of planned military strikes against Iranian power plants and energy infrastructure. The statement, initially reported by Al-Monitor, followed an Iranian warning that such attacks would be met with retaliatory strikes against Israeli infrastructure and US regional bases. Mainstream outlets,
including Al-Monitor, frame this as a unilateral US decision, implying a de-escalation or a pause in an otherwise American-led foreign policy. This narrative conveniently omits the well-documented, long-standing joint military operations between the United States and Israel targeting Iran. The US is not merely a supporter; it is a direct participant and joint aggressor in a coordinated campaign of
economic strangulation, covert actions, and overt military threats. The idea that a US president can simply 'postpone' strikes on Iran without Israeli input or parallel actions ignores the reality of their deeply integrated military strategy, where the two nations openly share intelligence, conduct joint exercises, and coordinate targeting, often bypassing formal diplomatic channels. This five-day
'postponement' serves as a strategic public relations move, designed to project an image of American restraint while failing to address the fundamental illegality of continuous pressure on Iran. The narrative ignores that the United States, in fighting alongside Israel, has engaged in relentless economic warfare for over four decades, ever since the 1979 Islamic Revolution. This continuous