U.S. Policy - Let Israel Escalate Against Iran, Then Tell Iran Not To Escalate Back
U.S. Policy - Let Israel Escalate Against Iran, Then Tell Iran Not To Escalate Back
August 8, 2024
ISRAEL IMPERIALISM - FOLLOW THE MONEY
Caitlin Johnstone
"Israel does not claim it has been threatened by another state. It has been threatened by an armed group within an occupied territory. It cannot claim the right of self-defence against a threat that emanates from a territory it occupies, from a territory kept under belligerent occupation." ~Francesca Albanese, UN Special Rapporteur
You'll never see western officials so enthusiastic about the idea of de-escalation as they are in those time periods when their side has just severely escalated tensions with an extreme act of aggression, but the other side has yet to retaliate.
In an article titled “U.S. Warns Iran of ‘Serious Risk’ if It Conducts Major Attack on Israel,” The Wall Street Journal reports that officials within the Biden administration have been warning Iran not to “escalate” against Israel in its planned retaliatory strikes for the assassination of a Hamas leader in Tehran.
“The United States has sent clear messaging to Iran that the risk of a major escalation if they do a significant retaliatory attack against Israel is extremely high,” an anonymous US official told The Wall Street Journal, adding that “there is a serious risk of consequences for Iran’s economy and the stability of its newly elected government if it goes down that path.”
As we sit awaiting Iran’s planned reprisal attack and hope dearly that it doesn’t lead to a major new war in west Asia, one can’t help but read such reports and think it sure would’ve been nice of the Americans to issue these kinds of warnings to Israel against escalating before it went on its insanely escalatory assassination spree in the capital cities of Iran and Lebanon.
Reading by Tim Foley
Article with supporting links: https://caitlinjohnstone.com.au/2024/08/09/us-policy-let-israel-escalate-against-iran-then-tell-iran-not-to-escalate-back/
Original: https://youtu.be/dy0sSX6Lklo
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