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- The US has always intended to overthrow the Iranian political system since Iran overthrew the US-installed client regime ousted in the late 1970s;

- The US war on Iran last year merely set the stage for this much larger planned strike;

- The only way this wart can be prevented is if Iran and its allies can create sufficient deterrence against US aggression (raising the costs for the US enough);

- Claims that the UK or EU are “impeding” US plans to strike Iran are likely deception tactics already used and bragged about following US war last year;

- Claims the US is seeking “limited strikes” is either deception or a pre-built exit ramp if Iranian resilience is sufficient to prevent government-collapse;

- The use of Israel as an “uncontrollable” variable allows the US to do everything from provoke war to using nuclear weapons and claim “Israel” did it rather than the US; targe

References:

The New Atlas - US Using Israel to Provoke Iran War, Deny Responsibility, Minimize Retaliation (Jun. 12, 2025):
https://youtu.be/RBiTh7qYT3U?si=erjlKra1UUD7BkWp
BBC - Trump says world has 10 days to see if Iran agrees deal or 'bad things happen' (Feb. 20, 2026):
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c86yjnw4x49o
CNN - Britain blocking use of air bases Trump says would be needed for strikes on Iran, UK media reports (Feb. 21, 2026):
https://edition.cnn.com/2026/02/20/europe/britain-air-base-access-us-iran-intl-hnk-ml
Business Insider - How the US military tricked everyone to surprise Iran with B-2 bomber strikes on its nuclear sites (Jun. 22, 2025):
https://www.businessinsider.com/inside-the-us-militarys-strategic-deception-to-strike-iran-2025-6
White House (Obama) - Implementation Day (2016):
https://obamawhitehouse.archives.gov/node/328996
White House (Trump, 1st administration) - President Donald J. Trump is Ending United States Participation in an Unacceptable Iran Deal (May 8, 2018):
https://trumpwhitehouse.archives.gov/briefings-statements/president-donald-j-trump-ending-united-states-participation-unacceptable-iran-deal/
NYT - U.S. STRATEGY PLAN CALLS FOR INSURING NO RIVALS DEVELOP (1992):
https://archive.ph/az6LC#selection-493.0-546.0
The New Atlas (formerly Landdestroyer) - United Front Against Iran (2011):
https://landdestroyer.blogspot.com/2011/03/united-front-against-iran.html
Brookings Institution - Which Path to Persia (2009):
https://www.brookings.edu/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/06_iran_strategy.pdf

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