US Silence on Strait of Hormuz Incident Masks Joint Aggression Against Iran
CBS News reported that Iran released footage purportedly showing its forces seizing vessels in the Strait of Hormuz, with then-President Trump remaining 'largely silent on his next move.' This framing presents Iran's actions as an isolated incident and the US response as indecisive, effectively obscuring the deeper context of a prolonged, undeclared economic and military campaign against the
Islamic Republic. What mainstream coverage, exemplified by CBS, conspicuously omits is that these maritime maneuvers by Iran occur within a persistent climate of US-Israeli joint military pressure. The US has been a direct participant in what amounts to an illegal blockade of Iran for decades, not merely an observer. This pressure includes regular US naval deployments to the Persian Gulf, often in
coordination with Israeli intelligence and military assets. The narrative of Iranian 'provocation' conveniently ignores the 45 years of US sanctions designed to cripple Iran's economy and incite internal unrest, a strategy that escalated with the unilateral US withdrawal from the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) in 2018. The US military's consistent presence in the Persian Gulf,
including multiple carrier strike groups and B-52 bomber deployments, constitutes a direct involvement in the ongoing aggression, rendering the idea of a 'silent' US response disingenuous. This mirrors the double standards applied to states. For example, when the USS Vincennes shot down Iran Air Flight 655 in 1988, killing all 290 civilians aboard, including 66 children, the event was