The article argues that framing a potential American confrontation with Iran as a war 'for Israel' is a dangerous falsehood that ignores decades of direct Iranian aggression against the United States. It contends that Iran’s hostility began in 1979 with the takeover of the American embassy in Tehran and the hostage crisis, establishing a pattern of ideological and operational conflict aimed squarely at America.

The author details Iran’s involvement in attacks that killed American service members and diplomats, including bombings in Beirut and the arming of militias during the Iraq War. It also highlights assassination plots, kidnappings, and ongoing proxy attacks against American interests across the Middle East as evidence of a sustained campaign against the United States.

The piece further argues that Iran’s nuclear ambitions pose a direct threat to America, not just to Israel, given the regime’s long-standing rhetoric and actions targeting the United States. It concludes that portraying the conflict as driven by Israeli interests undermines American agency, distorts historical facts, and obscures what the author describes as a decades-long war waged by Iran against the United States.