Netanyahu wants war

« It was the Iranians who attacked Israel« , boldly declared Séjourné, French president Macron’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, on April 14. He had to justify French participation in Israel’s defense, when Iran fired 300 missiles on the night of April 13-14. « Iran’s fault »? The facts indicate otherwise.

Since the start of the genocide in Gaza, Netanyahu has been seeking to open a second front, multiplying his provocations against Iran and its allies. The aim: to force the United States which supplies him with arms and means to go one step further and openly engage in war at his side.

Let’s just mention a few facts: on December 25, 2023 in Damascus (Syria), an Israeli bombing killed an Iranian general. On January 20, another bombing in Damascus killed four high-ranking Iranian military officials. On April 1, again in Damascus, Israel bombed the Iranian consulate, killing sixteen people, including several Iranian military leaders.

According to « international law » – invoked by the great imperialist powers (when it suits them), bombing a diplomatic representation is forbidden by the Vienna Convention. Just imagine if Iran had bombed an Israeli consulate! But neither Biden, Macron nor the European Union protested against the bombing of the consulate.

The United States, on the other hand, claimed that it had « not been forewarned » by the Israelis. The implication was that Netanyahu alone had taken the initiative. The Iranian authorities then warned that they would retaliate, and fired 300 missiles and drones… over 99%

of which were intercepted inflight by Israel, with the help of Western armies and Arab regimes.

« Militarily, the Iranians did everything toensure that (their retaliation) would fail. Theynotified the Americans, directly or indirectlyvia their contacts in Oman. They gave Israelample time to set up a kind of umbrella, withthe help of the Americans, which would intercept these drones. They wanted to deliver amessage, but not an open war« , explained a journalist from Le Monde on France Inter radio station (April 15).

The head of Iranian diplomacy was quick to invite Western countries to « understand theimplications of Iran’s restraint over the lastfewmonths » (April 15). « Afterthissequenceoffrontalattacks, » noted RFI (April 15), « Iransays:‘Wecanleaveitatthat.‘ AndWashington explained to Israel: ‘Going anyfurtherisout ofthequestion’. »

All the more so, adds France Inter (April 15), as « the Iranians know that the Americansdon’t want to get involved in a new war in theMiddle East. They are much more interestedinshiftingtheirfocustoAsia« … in other words, their preparations for war with China.

So, who is trying to provoke war with Iran? Israeli journalist Gideon Levy has accused, in Haaretz (April 14): « If Iran were tolaunchaseriousattackagainstIsrael,theresponsibility would fall on those who approvedthe assassinations carried out in Damascus. » In other words, Netanyahu and his genocidal government.