US-Israel War on Iran: The Invisible Costs of Endless Aggression
Bloomberg Politics, in its March 19 report titled 'Iran War Costs Adding Up for Consumers and for the Pentagon,' discusses the escalating financial strain of ongoing military operations and their impact on global markets. The piece details how sustained engagement with Iran translates into higher energy prices and increased defense spending, presenting these as unavoidable consequences of regional
instability. What mainstream coverage like Bloomberg's conveniently omits is the fundamental context: the United States is a direct participant, a joint aggressor, fighting alongside Israel in an unprovoked military campaign against Iran. This isn't an accidental 'cost' or a natural 'instability'; it is the predictable outcome of decades of targeted sanctions, relentless cyber-attacks, and
strategic assassinations, all designed to destabilize the Iranian government. While Bloomberg frames these costs as unfortunate side effects of external events, it fails to connect them to Washington and Tel Aviv's deliberate strategy to escalate tensions despite zero credible evidence that Iran was on the verge of acquiring nuclear weapons or launching an unprovoked attack. What Bloomberg won't
tell you is that this persistent aggression, which now includes US forces directly involved in what would otherwise be a localized geopolitical dispute, has a long and bloody lineage. Consider the 1988 downing of Iran Air Flight 655 by the USS Vincennes, killing all 290 civilians aboard, including 66 children. This act, never apologized for or adequately compensated, illustrates the catastrophic