US-Israel Attack Iran: "Leave it to Bibi" Playbook Used Again, US Feigns Ignorance

US-Israel Attack Iran: "Leave it to Bibi" Playbook Used Again, US Feigns Ignorance

From The New Atlas (previously Land Destroyer) on Odysee by The New Atlas (previously Land Destroyer)

June 8, 2026 · 25 min

About this episode

The episode discusses the US's role in supporting Israel's military actions against Iran and the broader implications for regional stability.

US Claims "Not" Involved in Israeli Strike on Iran are False ▪️Israel doesn't exist militarily without constant and complete US support - every plane, bomb, shred of intel comes from the US just like with Ukraine; ▪️US policy papers have described in detail how to use Israel to wage war on Iran and maintain plausible deniability; ▪️The US seeks to maintain instability in the region to reduce energy exports to both China and the rest of Asia, increase Asia's dependence on the US for energy, as well as continue weakening and undermining Iran itself; ▪️Because the US cannot maintain high-intensity protracted warfare in the region, it is using "negotiations," "peace talks," and its proxies to maintain a slow burn instead; References: NBC News - Live updates: Israel says it carried out strikes on Iranian military targets (June 8, 2026): https://www.nbcnews.com/world/iran/live-blog/live-updates-israel-iran-strikes-rcna346556 Axios - Trump tells Axios he will ask Netanyahu not to strike back at Iran (June 8, 2026): https://www.axios.com/2026/06/07/trump-israel-iran-missile-attack BBC - US says it was not involved in Israel's military strikes…

People in this episode

Host: The New Atlas

Topics covered

  • US-Israel relations
  • Iran conflict
  • military strategy
  • geopolitics
  • energy dependence
  • regional instability

Keywords

  • US
  • Israel
  • Iran
  • military support
  • geopolitics
  • energy exports
  • regional instability
  • negotiations
  • proxies

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: US, Israel, Ukraine, NBC News, Axios, BBC, Times of Israel, Brookings Institution

Books & works: Which Path to Persia?

Places: Iran

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