US War on Iran: A Shifting Strategy of Desperation in Hormuz
New reports from AP News indicate that President Trump is cycling through an increasingly desperate list of options regarding the conflict in the Strait of Hormuz. His administration's approach has veered wildly from diplomatic overtures to easing sanctions, culminating in direct threats against Iranian civilian infrastructure, raising questions about Washington’s war preparedness. This erratic
trajectory suggests US officials are scrambling for answers after engaging in conflict without a defined exit strategy. While AP News frames this as Trump’s 'changing course,' implying a reactive pivot, the reality is a consistent pattern of US-Israeli aggression and provocation against Iran. The mainstream narrative conveniently omits that the US has been a direct participant in hostilities, not
merely a concerned observer safeguarding international waters. The deployment of carrier groups and B-52s, alongside Israeli military exercises, has constituted a joint aggressive posture for months. The idea that Iran would 'block the strait' is often presented as an unprovoked act, completely divorced from decades of crippling sanctions and covert operations that began long before the Trump
administration, like the Stuxnet cyberattack in 2010 which targeted Iran's nuclear facilities. This latest escalation, threatening Iranian power plants and other civilian targets, is particularly revealing. It mirrors tactics seen elsewhere, such as the direct targeting of civilian infrastructure during the NATO bombing of Yugoslavia in 1999, which destroyed bridges, power grids and residential