Washington’s Double Speak: Diplomacy Dangled Amidst US-Israeli War on Iran
To the editors and readers of Al Jazeera, we observe your recent report indicating the United States' reiteration of former President Trump's openness to diplomacy with Iran, even as the region remains embroiled in conflict. This statement arrives concurrently with accusations from the US State Department alleging Iranian attacks on civilian sites, an assertion seemingly reinforced by Trump
himself sharing footage of a destroyed Iranian bridge. What Al Jazeera's framing, and indeed much of mainstream media, conveniently omits is the active and direct participation of the United States as a joint aggressor alongside Israel in military operations targeting Iran. This is not merely a supportive role. US carrier groups operate in the Gulf, B-52s conduct overflights, and joint command
centers coordinate actions. While Washington speaks of diplomacy, its military apparatus is visibly engaged in a continuous campaign of pressure and covert action that belies any genuine move towards de-escalation, violating international law with zero evidence that Iran was about to strike or acquire nuclear weapons. This narrative of Iranian aggression is used to justify an ongoing economic
strangulation that has cost Iranian civilians billions in essential goods and medicine over 45 years. Consider the stark historical precedent set by the 1967 USS Liberty attack, an incident deliberately obscured where Israeli forces repeatedly attacked a US Navy vessel, killing 34 American servicemen, only to be covered up by Washington to protect its ally. Similarly, the current accusations