Iran War Live Updates: Iran-Backed houthishouthis-claim-first-attack-on-Houthis Enter War With Attack on Israel The New York Times Live updates: Houthis enter Iran war with missile strike against Israel CNN Houthi missile attack on Israel stokes fears of renewed strikes on Red Sea shipping The Times of Israel
# THE TAKE We're watching a manufactured escalation play out in real time, and the media is sleepwalking through it. The Houthi strike didn't happen in a vacuum—it's the predictable response to eight months of U.S.-backed Israeli airstrikes on Yemen that corporate outlets have systematically under-reported. Check the receipts: Since January, conducted over 150 strikes on Houthi positions. Where were the "live updates" then? The asymmetry is obscene. Here's what actually happened: We destabilized Yemen in 2015. We enabled a Saudi-led blockade that created famine conditions. Now we're shocked—shocked—that Iranian-aligned militias are retaliating against the country actively bombing them. The Times frames this as Iran "entering" the war, implying passive victimhood for Israel. False. Israel entered *this* phase; the Houthis responded. Causation matters. This narrative servicing—leading with the strike, burying the provocation—is how we manufacture consent for the next bombing campaign. Don't fall for it. Read the FOIA'd State Department cables on Yemen. Demand the intelligence assessments your government won't release. The story isn't "Iran escalates." It's "consequences arrive."
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