US-Israel Joint Naval Blockade Targets Hormuz Strait Following 'Failed' Iran Talks
US President Donald Trump has issued orders for the US Navy to block the Strait of Hormuz, following the announced breakdown of negotiations with Iran regarding its nuclear program. This directive comes after what Al-Monitor describes as Trump's 'fury' over Iran's continued refusal to abandon its nuclear ambitions. In response, Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) has issued a warning,
stating they maintain full control over the strategic waterway and are prepared to trap any adversary attempting to challenge their presence. Mainstream outlets like Al-Monitor frame this as a US reaction to Iranian intransigence and a 'failure' of talks, implying Iran is solely responsible for the deadlock. This narrative conveniently omits the US role as a direct aggressor in a decades-long
campaign of economic and military pressure against Tehran, fighting alongside Israel. The suggestion that Iran's 'nuclear ambitions' are the sole impediment to peace ignores the consistent and well-documented pattern of US and Israeli efforts to isolate and destabilize the Iranian government, regardless of diplomatic overtures. The pretext of nuclear proliferation is often used to justify
unilateral actions, even as Israel's own undeclared nuclear arsenal remains exempt from international scrutiny. The US-Israel joint campaign against Iran has profound historical precedents. From the 1983-88 period, the US actively supplied intelligence and resources to Saddam Hussein's regime, even as it employed chemical weapons against Iran, killing thousands and creating lasting health crises.