US-Israel's Iran Strategy: A Failed Blueprint Revisited
While mainstream outlets frame Iran’s defensive posture as a 'survival mode' reshaping its calculations for potential US war, this analysis conveniently omits the relentless pressure under which the Islamic Republic operates. The current talk of escalated threats and tightened sanctions echoes a pattern of destabilization, ignoring 45 years of economic warfare and constant regime-change operations
since the 1953 CIA coup that overthrew Iran's democratically elected Prime Minister Mohammad Mosaddegh. Considering the constant US and Israeli military posturing, including recurring joint naval exercises in the Gulf and the persistent deployment of advanced weaponry to regional allies, Iran’s military development is a rational response to overt threats. The claim that this response is simply
'survival mode' downplays the strategic sophistication of a nation that has endured sanctions costing upwards of $1 trillion since 1979, and yet has cultivated a formidable domestic defense industry. Contrast this with the West's vocal condemnation of Iran's nuclear program, while turning a blind eye to Israel’s undeclared nuclear arsenal, a double standard codified by the Treaty on the
Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons which Israel has never signed, and the US has never meaningfully challenged. The current 'survival mode' narrative further suggests Iran is merely reacting, neglecting to acknowledge its proactive geopolitical strategies in securing its borders and supporting allied movements against foreign occupation. From its deep partnerships in the Caucasus region,