AS the United States–Israel war against Iran enters its third week, there are still no clear signs of de-escalation.

The conflict, initiated jointly by Washington and Tel Aviv, continues to raise serious questions about its origins, justification and broader geopolitical objectives. Notably, there has been no widely acknowledged provocation from Tehran that would warrant such a large-scale military confrontation. In defending the decision to launch the war, President Donald Trump argued that action was necessary, claiming that Iran would have attacked US and Israel if left unchecked. However, this assertion has been challenged even within American political circles. Senator Tim Kaine publicly rejected the claim, stating that Iran posed no imminent threat to the United States and that available intelligence did not justify military intervention. His stance reflects a broader skepticism about the rationale presented for the war.

Trump also cited Iran’s alleged pursuit of nuclear weapons as a primary justification. Yet this reasoning appears inconsistent with earlier statements he made following US strikes on Iranian nuclear facilities in June 2025, when he declared that those sites had been destroyed and that Iran’s nuclear capabilities had been set back by decades. These contradictions have fueled criticism of the administration’s narrative and raised concerns about the coherence and credibility of its foreign policy decisions. Given the absence of an immediate threat, the question arises: why did US and Israel choose to attack Iran? One........

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