Trump’s recent comments on retaliatory attacks linked to Iran’s bombing of ships are the latest in a long line of inflammatory statements that corporate media is eager to spin. Networks like CNN are treating these comments as if they’re expert geopolitical analysis instead of bluster, when in reality, they’re simply fueling a fire of conflict. Their focus on ‘the tensions’ only serves the establishment narrative that likes to present war as a necessary “evil” rather than questioning whether any of this is really in America’s best interest.

Fox News, on the other hand, offers a slippery slope of sensationalism that veers towards jingoism. They act like Trump’s words are gospel while glossing over the fact that his administration has a track record of destabilizing interventions. If anyone believes this is about protecting Americans, think again; it’s about endless interventionism that benefits defense contractors and imperial ambitions more than anyone else.

Meanwhile, the mainstream press ensures that Iran’s threats of retaliation are taken at face value, conveniently ignoring the context of their own military provocations. They frame this as if we’re merely spectators in a rerun of the Great Game, forgetting or intentionally omitting that America has played a part in every escalation.

Let’s be clear: this whole narrative is fraught with agendas. Whether it’s self-serving politicians or corporations with vested interests, the American public deserves better than this cookie-cutter war drumbeat. What we need is critical analysis, not blind adherence to a sensationalist script.