Don't be fooled: This war is not US versus Iran, it's Israel against America

Don't be fooled: This war is not US versus Iran, it's Israel against America Submitted by Hamid Dabashi on Mon, 04/06/2026 - 21:46 While most Americans oppose this war, the overwhelming majority of Israelis support it. At its core, this is an Israeli war - not an 'Israeli-American' one Protesters denounce US President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu near the Iranian embassy in Baghdad, Iraq, on 16 January 2026 (Ahmad al-Rubaye/AFP) On I would like to make what might initially appear as a counterintuitive suggestion. What the world is witnessing today is not an “ Israeli - US ” war on Iran , as Zionist propaganda has termed it in an effort to silence widespread American and global opposition to this conflict.