By now, anyone paying even a shred of attention to global affairs knows the myth of a “rogue” Israel acting on its own is laughable. The reality is simpler, starker, and more dangerous: Israel doesn’t go rogue—it goes with the Pentagon’s green light in its back pocket.
Let’s drop the pretense. Washington, the heavyweight champ of global bullying, has handed Tel Aviv a blank check—militarily, diplomatically, and politically—to do as it pleases. And right now, what pleases Israel most is war.
After two years of brutal, televised genocide in Gaza, wrecking swaths of Lebanon and Syria, and dabbling in drone warfare inside Iranian territory, Israel has upped the ante. This time, it’s no tit-for-tat. It’s a full-blown strike aimed at crippling, or outright annihilating, Iran—arguably the last power in the region with enough muscle to push back.
Who’s Really Breaking the Law?
International law? The UN Charter? Forget it. Israel’s assault on Iran isn’t just illegal—it’s brazenly so. There’s no defensible claim of a preemptive strike here. Israel’s invocation of “self-defense” is pure propaganda—a bad-faith excuse that insults anyone with more brain cells than a houseplant.
Ironically, if any nation could have legally justified a preemptive strike, it’s Iran. With daily threats from Israel and its American enablers, Tehran had ample cause to argue that an attack was imminent. But that’s not how this world works—not in the so-called “rules-based order” where the West writes the rules and rewrites them when inconvenient.
The Empire’s Favorite Enforcer
Israel’s impunity isn’t accidental. It’s structural. As Raz Segal—Israeli dissident and genocide scholar—has pointed out, many Israelis operate with the baked-in belief that they’re untouchable. And why wouldn’t they? The United States has their back unconditionally.
Strip away U.S. support, and Israel becomes just another small state surrounded by enemies it helped create. But with the Empire behind it? It’s a different story. A story of endless immunity, bottomless weapons caches, and moral cover delivered on cue by Western media.
Trump’s Theater of Denial
Let’s talk about the farce of denial. Washington’s official line is that Israel acted alone. Secretary of State Marco Rubio insists it was a “unilateral” Israeli action. Meanwhile, media outlets like Bloomberg and The Washington Post play their part, portraying Trump as a victim of Israeli defiance—despite Trump himself admitting he knew of the attack in advance.
And what did he do? He blamed Iran. He then warned Tehran to stand down or face total obliteration—essentially cheering on Israel’s aggression while pretending he had nothing to do with it.
So the story goes like this: Israel disobeyed U.S. policy, the U.S. didn’t mind, and Trump’s response was to hand over even more support. You couldn’t write a darker comedy if you tried.
Follow the Money, Follow the Power
Let’s not kid ourselves. The U.S. is not a bystander—it’s a full co-conspirator. The same architects of chaos who brought us Iraq, Libya, Syria, and Afghanistan have now moved on to Iran, checking off another box on their blood-soaked wish list. And through it all, Israel plays the enforcer, with America footing the bill and waving the flag.
Even the lies are telling. By pretending not to be involved, Washington reveals just how normalized its subservience to Israel has become. The fact that this isn’t even controversial anymore—that it barely registers in political discourse—says everything you need to know about the state of American leadership.
Final Thought
This isn’t just about Iran or Israel. It’s about empire. It’s about how truth gets buried under media spin, how international law is treated like toilet paper, and how one so-called “democracy” is allowed to torch the Middle East while the other signs the checks.
We’re not witnessing rogue behavior. We’re watching well-orchestrated state terror, with the Pentagon’s blessing and Washington’s signature at the bottom.
