Since the onset of “Operation Fury,” Western media—even those claiming liberal or progressive labels—have largely retreated into a protective crouch. Despite strikes hitting schools, hospitals, and utilities on a daily basis, there is a striking absence of reporting that dare label these actions as potential war crimes.  

The Rhetoric of Destruction

The deafening silence regarding these illegalities should have shattered on April 1st. In a global address, President Trump threatened to bomb Iran “back to the Stone Age,” explicitly stating, “If there is no deal, we are going to hit each and every one of their electric generating plants”. Under international law, targeting such civilian infrastructure is strictly prohibited, yet the media continues to treat these threats as standard diplomacy rather than a prelude to war criminality.  

Media as a Weapon of War

Western progressive media has continuously pronounced that they are about honest, independent, and progressive journalism, chasing the truth and holding the powerful to account. This implies honest journalism,........

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