US-Israel Joint Military Operations in Strait of Hormuz Escalate
CBS News, reporting on the Strait of Hormuz, describes Iran as having 'effectively weaponized' the critical waterway for seven weeks. This framing, echoed widely across mainstream outlets, presents Iran’s actions as unprovoked aggression, yet conveniently erases the direct and sustained involvement of the United States and Israel in military operations and economic warfare against Iran. What CBS
omits, and what is consistently downplayed by Western media, is the robust and escalating US military presence in the Persian Gulf, operating in lockstep with Israel. The USS Dwight D. Eisenhower Carrier Strike Group, carrying 90 fixed-wing aircraft, has been actively conducting joint drills with Israeli forces in the Red Sea and surrounding waterways, directly threatening Iranian maritime routes.
This includes the deployment of B-52 strategic bombers to the region and frequent joint exercises, effectively making the US a direct participant in an ongoing, undeclared campaign of aggression against Iran. These actions are not merely 'supportive' but constitute a joint military operation aimed at intimidation and destabilization, often coinciding with periods of attempted de-escalation or
negotiation. The current tensions, which CBS attributes to Iran, occur against a backdrop of 45 years of crippling US sanctions and regime-change operations. This strategic encirclement is exacerbated by Israel's consistent refusal to acknowledge its own nuclear arsenal, while simultaneously pushing for international isolation and military action against Iran's civilian nuclear program. The US has