With less than two weeks left for a revival of the 2015 Iran Nuclear Deal, "Israel" and NATO powers posture against Iran, with regional allies setting the stage for an escalation of violence on all fronts. At the forefront of this potentially dangerous push towards warfare has been Western establishment media and their obsession with the Middle East’s “Weapons of Mass Destruction”.

Many believed that following the illegal invasion of Iraq in 2003, which was largely justified on the basis of “protecting the world” from Saddam Hussein’s alleged “chemical, biological and nuclear weapons”, such excuses would never be used again. The former Iraqi President was accused of hiding WMDs that were either never found, or sold to him by the United States and Germany.

Yet, despite Western leaders, like George Bush and Tony Blair, having been proven wrong, the same tired propaganda seems to be brewing again to justify military aggression against both Syria and Iran.

In the case of Iran, for 30 years now prominent Israeli politicians, such as Benjamin Netanyahu, have been wrongly predicting when the Islamic Republic will acquire nuclear weapons and continue to allege that Tehran harbors a secretive nuclear weapons program. For example, in 1992, "Israel’s" former President, Shimon Peres, warned the international community "that Iran would be armed with a nuclear bomb by 1999." Iran has been accused of pretty much every single lie told to the Western public, exactly as it was claimed of Iraq under Saddam Hussein; including claims that Al-Qaeda has its “new home base” in Iran, according to former US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, and that Iran is secretly developing a nuclear bomb as well as other types of bombs which threaten the regional security.

After a drone attack that was launched against the Al-Tanf military base in southern Syria, on October 20, US Central Command vowed a right to a response. Although the United States illegally occupies about a third of the Syrian territory, with its own military presence and proxies, Washington still feels it has the right of "self-defense". Despite the clear contradiction of the international law clauses, this still means that the US is seeking targets to strike, and has likely held back on such an attack, due to discussions in Vienna aimed at reviving the Iran Nuclear Deal. What’s more is that following the attack on the US-controlled base in Syria, The New York Times claimed to have acquired “unnamed Israeli and American officials” as sources to claim that Iran was behind the attack. This could simply be false propaganda, but if it is believed to be the case in the US, it isn’t far-fetched to assume that this can now be used to justify targeting Iran or Iranians.

"Israel" has been actively pressuring the United States during the past month, in an attempt to extract more terms from Tehran, in the event that the Nuclear Deal is revived in the coming weeks. Furthermore, the Zionist regime's pressure campaign has been a source of threats issued to Iran regarding "Israel" preparing having prepared its air force for striking Iranian nuclear facilities. The US has also hopped on the bandwagon of considering military options for Iran, to combat its non-existent nuclear weapons program. In response, Iranian General Gholamali Rashid says that "If "Israel" carries out attacks against Iran, our armed forces will immediately attack all centers, bases, routes, and spaces used to carry out the aggression".

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There is of course no evidence that Iran is effectively developing a nuclear weapon, nor has there ever been any accusation leveled at Tehran by any reputable organization to say it is currently trying to achieve this goal. Nevertheless, Western media has repeated these false claims and predictions of when the nukes will be ready, so that many people continue to buy the propaganda.

The UK’s RAF also claims to have shot down a drone claimed to belong to an “Iranian-backed terror militia” in Syria. Beating the drums of war and attempting to brag about their military capabilities, this comes after the UK just pledged to work with "Israel" to combat Iran acquiring nuclear weapons. The UK, despite its relatively weak military, looks to be backing the US and Israeli aggression in the region still, attempting to propagate the idea to British right-wingers that it still has "what it takes".

"Israel" has struck Syria illegally, without provocations, at least 8 times during the past two months. "Tel Aviv" continues to ramp up tensions around the illegally occupied Golan Heights, pledging in October to quadruple its settler population in the area. This comes despite a UN General Assembly resolution having recently passed to condemn "Israel’s" occupation and annexation of the territory. 

As part of the propaganda that is being used to justify "Israel’s" crimes against Syria, The Washington Post recently published an article in which they quote “two Western intelligence officials” who claimed that "Israel" has launched strikes to target Syria’s alleged chemical weapons development sites. The article attempts to claim that an Israeli airstrike in June and another last year, both targeted sites where “chemical weapons” were being produced. 

The report gave no evidence for these claims, the sources were unnamed and it wasn’t even specified the Western country identity the “intelligence officials” came from. The sites around Homs, that they claim were hit to destroy chemical weapons facilities are also alleged to be sites where Syria had its chemical weapons prior to 2013 when it officially got rid of them. According to the report, we are supposed to believe that Syria would be so stupid as to start producing secret chemical weapons at the exact same place they produced them openly, at a time when "Israel" was constantly bombing everything and anything it can hit. These claims are so outlandish to believe them, the reader would have to think that the Syrian government is run by either flatly insane people or the dumbest there is. The claims are not even close to seeming reasonable, yet the WP story is now being quoted around the world as if the report is true.

Despite the propaganda recruited by the Western corporate media against Iran and Syria, it is easy to see through for those that follow the region closely; however, most Westerners are bought and sold on it. These sorts of reports and narratives woven by the Western media are essentially used to justify any illegal aggression that has been taking place against Iran and its allies. What’s worse is that the same media outlets are now laying the groundwork to justify further military aggressions. Western corporate media is not independent of the military-industrial complex and governments it advocates for, it is simply another wing of that same US-led military machine. The only difference is that it doesn’t use bombs, it uses words.

Whilst it is unlikely that "Israel" will launch a direct war against Iran, it is very possible that limited battles could occur and/or a number of proxy wars. At the very least, it is likely that Western and Israeli military aggression will quickly escalate in the coming months.