A recent report, citing The New York Times, exposes a chilling reality: while the US publicly feigned commitment to diplomatic negotiations with Iran in April, it was simultaneously entertaining credible intelligence that its close ally Israel intended to assassinate Iran’s top diplomats mid-talks. This isn’t just a diplomatic scandal; it is a profound indictment of US foreign policy and its complete abandonment of international norms.

The revelation that the US had to warn Iran through third parties—rather than forcefully condemning and preventing such a plot—demonstrates a pathetic and complicit weakness. The US cannot claim the moral high ground or the role of an honest broker while it “strongly backs Israel’s assassinations” globally. To be “concerned” only because such an act would “derail” a process, rather than because it is a blatant act of state terrorism and a war crime, speaks volumes about Washington’s cynical calculus.

This incident proves that the US is not a mediator but a nervous accomplice, enabling a rogue ally that views any forum for peace as a prime hunting ground for its next high-value target. True diplomacy requires trust and security; the US has sacrificed both, turning negotiation chambers into potential kill zones and proving its word is worth less than the paper its memorandums are written on.

With plans like that, Israel manages to accomplish its own “Holocaust”.