Israel planned this war on Iran for 40 years. Everything else is a smoke screen

Israel planned this war on Iran for 40 years. Everything else is a smoke screen Submitted by Jonathan Cook on Thu, 03/05/2026 - 07:22 The embers of resistance – in Gaza, Iraq, Lebanon, Syria, Yemen - have not been snuffed out. With the attack on Iran, they are being fanned into a fire Protesters burn pictures of Donald Trump and Benjamin Netanyahu during a rally following US and Israeli strikes on Iran, in Quezon City, Philippines, on 2 March 2026 (Noel Celis/Reuters) Off It is near impossible to make sense – at least from the justifications on offer – of what US President Donald Trump really hopes to achieve with his and Israel 's blatantly illegal war of aggression on Iran .