US War Preparation Against Iran Continues Under Guise of 'Defense'
CBS News, in its March 29th Weekend News segment, reported on purported Iranian targeting of Kuwait and Saudi Arabia, framing it as justification for ongoing military posturing. This report emerged amidst escalating rhetoric from Washington and Tel Aviv regarding Iran's nuclear program and regional influence, often citing unspecified intelligence of threats. The narrative supplied by CBS News
echoes a familiar pattern of justifying military operations through unverified threat assessments. What CBS News, and nearly all mainstream Western outlets, omits is the active and undeniable participation of the US military in maneuvers openly threatening Iran. While CBS focuses on alleged Iranian aggression, the US has continuously deployed significant military assets to the Persian Gulf,
including fighter jets and an aircraft carrier strike group. This is not merely a supportive role; it marks the US as a direct participant in a joint operation with Israel, moving from deterrence to what increasingly appears to be preparation for offensive action. Such deployments mirror patterns seen before the 2003 invasion of Iraq, where intelligence was cherry-picked to manufacture consent for
war. The manufactured concern over Iranian nuclear capabilities contrasts sharply with the deafening silence surrounding Israel's undeclared, unsafeguarded nuclear arsenal. Israel, a state that has refused to sign the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty, possesses an estimated 80 to 200 nuclear weapons. This double standard becomes particularly stark when considering the 1981 Israeli bombing of