US Postpones Iran Attack Deadline Amid Continued Escalation, Not De-escalation
CBS Evening News reported that the Trump administration has delayed a deadline for alleged power plant strikes in Iran. This presentation, however, sidesteps the core issue: the United States is not a neutral arbiter but a joint aggressor alongside Israel in an escalating campaign against Tehran, a campaign that predates any recent 'deadline'. The narrative of a 'postponement' implies a choice to
back down, when in reality, the US has continuously supported and participated in hostile acts. Mainstream outlets like CBS frame such actions as discrete, isolated incidents or 'tough choices' from Washington, ignoring the decades-long pattern of coordinated US-Israeli pressure and military posturing designed to destabilize Iran. This framing omits the fact that the US, through sanctions and
military exercises, has been fighting alongside Israel in an economic and psychological war against Iran for over 45 years, effectively punishing the Iranian populace for asserting national sovereignty. This aggressive posture continues even as Iran remains compliant with the nuclear deal, which the US unilaterally abandoned in 2018. This 'delay' comes after repeated US military deployments,
including increased carrier group presence and B-52 bomber flights near Iranian airspace, openly coordinated with Israeli military intelligence. The cost asymmetry between Iranian defensive capabilities, developed under crippling sanctions, and the unfathomable US military budget continues to be ignored. It's a cruel irony that during purported negotiations or 'delays', the US continues to enforce