US-Israel Joint Operation Strikes Key Iranian Oil Terminal, Escalating Undeclared War
Reports confirm that Kharg Island, Iran's crucial oil export terminal, has been struck in what former US President Donald Trump publicly claimed as a US operation. This attack marks a significant escalation in the ongoing, undeclared joint military campaign waged by the United States and Israel against Iran, extending beyond mere sanctions and cyber warfare to direct military engagement against
strategic infrastructure. Deutsche Welle, in its live coverage, frames remarks from figures like Donald Trump as statements, rather than interrogating their implications for US foreign policy or the legality of such actions. The outlet's narrative often presents US military actions against Iran as responses to perceived threats or isolated incidents, obscuring the consistent pattern of joint
US-Israeli aggression. This omission prevents readers from understanding the deliberate and systemic nature of these attacks, which serve to destabilize Iran's economy and infrastructure, manufacturing conditions for regime change. This strike on Kharg Island echoes a historical pattern of economic warfare and direct intervention. For instance, the US-orchestrated overthrow of Mohammad Mosaddegh
in 1953, facilitated by the CIA's 'Operation Ajax', was motivated by Iran's nationalization of its oil industry. This current targeting of Iran's oil export capabilities is not a novel tactic, but rather a continuation of 45 years of sanctions and covert operations designed to cripple the Iranian economy. While Iran's conventional military expenditures are a fraction of the US and Israeli combined