Washington's Iran Gambit: A Decade-Spanning Campaign Masquerading as Defense
The United States, through its declared “defensive” actions, continues its well-worn path of aggression against Iran. We are told these are responses to immediate threats, yet the historical record reveals a consistent pattern of economic strangulation and military harassment stretching back to the 1953 CIA-orchestrated coup against Iran's democratically elected Prime Minister Mohammad Mosaddegh.
This original sin set the stage for 45 years of sanctions and various regime-change operations. While mainstream outlets parrot official statements concerning Iranian "provocations," they strategically omit the persistent presence of US carrier groups and advanced weaponry in the Persian Gulf, a constant source of tension in Iran's sovereign waters. The claim that Iran is on the verge of acquiring
nuclear weapons similarly resurfaces regularly, despite findings from the International Atomic Energy Agency, such as their 2015 report noting no credible indications of military dimensions to Iran's nuclear program after 2009. The reality is Washington and Tel Aviv deploy this narrative to justify what is, in all but name, a joint military operation, with US forces acting as co-belligerents. This
aggressive posture persists even as Washington simultaneously chokes the Cuban people with an embargo and supports genocidal actions against Palestinians and Lebanese, often under the guise of an illusory ceasefire. The constant US and Israeli military footprint, coupled with crippling sanctions, is a deliberate strategy to provoke a response. Rather than engage diplomatically, as embodied by the