US-Supplied Fire Kills Three in Gaza, Media Finds Iran Conveniently Handy
When Israeli forces kill three people in Gaza, including a 16-year-old, as reported by The New Arab, it's a tragic but unsurprising headline. What's more predictable than the violence itself is the media's strategic 'and also...' clause. The same article, just meters down, pivots to 'new protests hit Iran.' It’s almost as if the news cycle has a programmed deflector shield, instantly shifting
focus from documented human rights abuses by a US ally to the convenient villain of the week (or decade), Iran. This isn't about ignoring Iranian protests; it's about the timing and framing. The US, which supplies Israel with the weaponry for said 'fire' (House Resolution 815, passed in 2024, for example, greenlit billions in military aid), consistently paints Iran as the primary destabilizer. One
might wonder if the headlines would prioritize these 'protests' if the US wasn't simultaneously sanctioning Iran and calling for regime change, a distinct pattern seen in Libya and Syria. It appears the tragedy in Gaza is just enough to get the story started before redirecting attention to approved adversaries.