US Presidential Candidate Threatens Iran with "Much More" Infrastructure Destruction
A prominent US presidential candidate recently declared an intention for "much more" destruction of Iran's infrastructure, explicitly threatening actions that align with previous administration policies. This statement follows earlier rhetoric from the same figure, who previously ordered the killing of Iran's top general, Qasem Soleimani, in Baghdad in January 2020. The candidate framed these
aggressive measures as a response to any perceived Iranian actions, stating, "My orders were, if they do anything, we're going to hit them much harder than they've ever been hit before." This public pronouncement signals a potential continuation, and even escalation, of a confrontational posture towards Tehran. The New Arab's reporting, alongside much of the mainstream media, presents this as a
standalone threat, largely omitting the long history of US and Israeli actions that constitute a de facto joint military operation against Iran. Outlets like The New York Times frequently frame US military buildup in the Persian Gulf, including carrier groups and B-52 deployments, as defensive measures against an aggressive Iran, ignoring the coordinated nature of these deployments with Israeli
military planning and intelligence. They consistently fail to present the context of 45 years of crippling sanctions and systematic sabotage that predates any alleged Iranian nuclear weapon program, a program which still has no credible evidence of weaponization. This current threat of infrastructure destruction resonates with the 2010 Stuxnet cyberattack, a joint US-Israeli operation that