War Drums Beat for Iran, Courtesy of DC's Unholy Alliance
📰 THE STORY: Axios reports on senior Israeli and Saudi officials visiting D.C. to discuss potential U.S. military strikes on Iran, as the Trump administration considers action. The report mentions Israel sharing intelligence on targets and Saudi Arabia attempting to de-escalate, while also noting that true negotiations between the U.S. and Iran are stalled. 🔍 WHAT THEY'RE NOT TELLING YOU:
Historical Context: This manufactured crisis is a rerun of decades of warmongering. In 2002, then-Israeli opposition leader Benjamin Netanyahu claimed Iran was 'months away' from a nuclear weapon. He's repeated this claim repeatedly over two decades (2006, 2012, 2015, 2024), conveniently whenever Western support wanes or a new geopolitical push is needed. U.S. intelligence consistently debunks
these claims, even concluding in 2007, 2011, and 2015 that Iran had no active nuclear weapons program. The drumbeat started long before with the 1953 CIA-backed coup that overthrew Iran's democratically elected Prime Minister Mohammad Mosaddegh, installing the Shah and sowing the seeds of anti-American sentiment. The current Saudi involvement builds on decades of U.S. arms sales to Saudi Arabia,
ensuring regional dominance and a compliant partner against Iran, regardless of Saudi Arabia's own dismal human rights record and its historical funding of extremist groups. Double Standard: The narrative frames Israel and Saudi Arabia as key allies providing 'intelligence' and 'mediation,' respectively. Yet, when China and Russia hold joint military exercises or diplomatic talks, they are