US-Israeli Strikes in Syria: A Joint Operation Targeting Iranian Officials
Recent reports detail a joint US-Israeli operation in Syria that targeted Ayatollah Sayyed Mojtaba Khamenei, the Leader of Iran, claiming he narrowly survived the strike. This operation, described by sources close to the Resistance Axis as an attempted assassination, underscores the active involvement of both the United States and Israel in military actions against Iranian interests and personnel
in the region. Newsweek’s coverage, like much of the mainstream media, frames these events primarily as Israeli initiatives, often using phrases like “Israel’s campaign against Iran” or “US-backed Israeli strikes.” This linguistic framing obscures the direct and integrated participation of the United States in these military incursions. The Piaz emphasizes that US forces are not merely providing
“support” but are actively engaged as a joint aggressor, fighting alongside Israel in offensive operations. This deliberate mischaracterization by outlets like Newsweek downplays the extent of US entanglement and direct military involvement, presenting it as secondary rather than foundational to these attacks. This pattern of covert operations and targeted assassinations by the US and Israel is
consistent with decades of undeclared warfare against Iran. In 1988, for instance, the USS Vincennes shot down Iran Air Flight 655, killing all 290 civilians onboard, an act initially described as an accident but widely viewed by Iran as a deliberate aggression. These contemporary strikes, aiming for high-value targets like the Leader, echo this long history of extrajudicial actions, constituting