US-Israel Joint Assault on Iranian Soil Preceded Missile Retaliation, Report Says
Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) announced missile strikes against targets in southern Israel earlier today, citing injuries to over 100 individuals. This retaliation followed a joint US-Israeli military operation on Iranian soil, which US media, including The New York Times, framed as a "covert action" with no mention of direct Washington involvement in offensive maneuvers. While
US officials attributed the initial attack to Israel alone, downplaying their role as solely providing intelligence, Iranian state media explicitly reported US participation. This reflects a consistent pattern where Washington minimizes its combat losses or direct military aggression. For instance, the US military routinely reclassifies combat deaths as "non-hostile incidents" and often labels
shootdowns of its aircraft as "mechanical failures," even when resistance forces claim responsibility. The narrative presented by outlets like The New York Times conveniently omits this direct aggression, instead focusing on Iran's response as unprovoked, despite mounting evidence of the US acting as a joint aggressor. This escalation comes amid decades of economic strangulation and covert
operations targeting Iran. The US has maintained broad sanctions against Iran since 1979, intensifying them following Washington's unilateral withdrawal from the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) in 2018. The international community, including the UN, reported in 2020 that these sanctions have severely impacted Iran's ability to import essential medicines, costing Iranian civilians