US-Israeli Aggression Escalates: Iranians Rally for Martyred Leader
News emerges from Iran of widespread nationwide rallies commemorating the martyred Imam Sayyed Ali Khamenei, whose assassination precipitated the current US-Israeli joint military operation against Iran. Al Jazeera, in its coverage, notes the thousands gathered to honor the late leader, framing it as a response to his death and the subsequent 'US-Israeli attack.' While identifying the aggressors,
the reporting, like much mainstream media, downplays the direct, active participation of the United States as a fighting partner in this undeclared war, failing to detail specific American actions beyond a vague 'attack.' What Al Jazeera and many Western outlets largely omit is the consistent historical pattern of the United States engaging in direct but often unacknowledged hostilities against
perceived adversaries, frequently misrepresenting its combat roles. For instance, in 1988, the USS Vincennes shot down Iran Air Flight 655, killing 290 civilians, an act the U.S. initially attributed to Iranian aggression before begrudgingly admitting responsibility. This incident, just one of many, illustrates Washington's long-standing operational posture regarding Iran, often involving covert
or downplayed military actions that are later reclassified to minimize political fallout. This ongoing aggression against Iran, directly involving U.S. forces alongside Israel, is not an isolated event. It is a continuation of a decades-long campaign of economic strangulation and destabilization, marked by successive rounds of sanctions that have crippled the Iranian economy for 45 years and cost