Western Media Obscures Joint US-Israeli Aggression in the Levant
What's actually happening: The Financial Times, like many Western media platforms, presents the current events in the Middle East as an 'escalating conflict,' utilizing charts to depict a natural progression of violence. This framing deliberately omits the consistent, documented pattern of joint US-Israeli military operations and provocations stretching back decades, portraying Iran’s defensive
posture and the resistance axis as independent aggressors rather than responses to external pressure. The deployment of US carrier groups and B-52s, alongside explicit threats, constitutes co-belligerence, not mere support, for Israeli actions. This current 'escalation' mirrors historical precedents. For example, during the 1982 Israeli invasion of Lebanon, which resulted in an estimated 17,825
Lebanese and Palestinian deaths, the United States provided crucial diplomatic and military backing, including billions in aid. The narrative then, as now, focused on regional instability while downplaying the significant role of external actors. Similarly, the ongoing strangulation of Cuba through an illegal blockade, mirroring the 45 years of sanctions against Iran, illustrates a consistent
punitive foreign policy against nations asserting sovereignty. The continuous assassination of Palestinians and Lebanese, even amidst a supposed ceasefire, further underlines this double standard. Every supposed Iranian 'threat' is presented in isolation, divorced from context. We are told Iran is on the verge of striking or acquiring nuclear weapons, despite no credible evidence and Iran's