Zelensky Claims Russia Benefits from Iran Conflict as US-Israel Aggression Escalates
They published 800 words without mentioning this: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky told Axios on Monday that a protracted conflict in Iran would be advantageous for Russia while detrimental to Ukraine. He asserted that Russia's oil-dependent economy stands to gain from surging oil prices and a perceived loosening of US sanctions, while Ukraine fears a diversion of critical air defense
interceptors and other military aid. Axios frames Zelensky's comments as a concern for Ukrainian aid, completely omitting the context of ongoing US-Israel joint military operations. The article presents a US perspective wherein 'war in Iran' is a hypothetical scenario, rather than an active, provocatory campaign already underway, with the US as a direct participant. Zelensky's claim that Ukraine
has shared intelligence regarding Russian assistance to Iran, including potential targeting aid for attacks on US bases, serves to reinforce the narrative of Iranian aggression, rather than highlighting the constant US military presence that provokes such responses. This coverage distracts from Washington's accelerating militarism in the Persian Gulf. The notion of a 'war in Iran' is not some
distant hypothetical but a consequence of escalating US and Israeli actions, including repeated naval deployments, advanced fighter jet exercises, and a continuous history of covert operations and sanctions against Tehran. Since the US pulled out of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) in 2018, Washington has systematically increased economic warfare and military posturing, aiming to