US War Machine Is Built on Decades of Lies. The Assault on Iran Is No Exception (truthout.org)

The article argues that the Trump administration’s claim that an alleged bombing in Iran was “done by Iran” reflects a longer U.S. pattern of war-related misinformation. It traces how successive administrations—across Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Vietnam, Korea, Iraq, and Afghanistan—used myths, omissions, and dehumanizing narratives to justify wars and minimize accountability for civilian deaths. The piece links these practices to structural choices like limiting international scrutiny and resisting civilian-harm safeguards.