Operation Rising Lies

Bibi's Blitz, Trump's Blessing

Trump’s ego trip has a death toll, and a nuclear shadow

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From Studio Soundbites to Surface-to-Surface Missiles

This isn't diplomacy. It's a snuff film for syndication.

On June 17, 2025, Tehran burned. And par-for-the-course, somewhere in Florida, Donald Trump was watching it unfold between bites of burgers and fries, and Truth Social updates, like he was tuning into one of his own goddamn reruns. But this wasn’t only Netanyahu’s bloodbath. This was co-produced by Donald J. Trump, and greenlit by the same right-wing media complex that made him president in the first place.

Rolling Stone reported what insiders had been whispering for weeks: Fox News personalities directly lobbied Trump to launch, back, and escalate a confrontation with Iran. They didn’t couch it. They demanded it. And Trump, starved for approval, marinating in delusion has admitted to listening. We’re not witnessing a war rooted in strategy. We’re watching a feedback loop of fascist cosplay, violence-as-branding, and a geopolitical snuff stream funded by U.S. taxpayer dollars.

And the outcome? More than 1,100 Israeli airstrikes. Hospitals bombed. Nuclear facilities targeted. Thousands dead. Markets in freefall. Allies in chaos. Iran retaliated, hard, striking deep into Israeli territory. American troops are now under threat across the region. And Donald Trump is fanning the flames, teetering on the edge of launching a wider war without ever calling it one.

This is a premeditated catastrophe. And the fuse? Lit by two men drunk on power and unfit for office.

Operation Rising Lion, Part II: The Bombs Multiply, and So Does U.S. Involvement

What began as a covert blitz has metastasized into a regional inferno. Israeli fighter jets launched Operation Rising Lion in full force, 1,100+ confirmed strikes targeting Iranian nuclear facilities, communications hubs, and military installations. But this wasn’t just a solo op. It was a joint production, backed logistically, technologically, and tactically by the United States.

According to leaked radar logs and whistleblower confirmations from Langley, U.S. spy satellites provided real-time heat mapping of Iranian defenses. Air Force KC-135s were dispatched to extend Israeli flight range. Naval radar systems in the Gulf were repurposed to jam Iranian countermeasures. This was U.S.-assisted warfare, deliberately unacknowledged but fully activated.

And while Biden-era protocols would’ve required at least nominal NATO briefing or congressional notification, Trump bypassed all of it. No joint sessions. No resolutions. Just encrypted calls with Netanyahu and war gaming behind closed doors.

Trump’s administration didn’t just greenlight Israel’s move, they gave them the fucking match, the gasoline, and the escape route.

Iran’s Counterpunch Escalates the War

Iran didn’t wait long to answer.

Hours after Israel’s massive escalation, Iranian missiles struck Israeli territory, including near Be’er Sheva. But the most catastrophic moment came just after midnight: a direct hit on Soroka Medical Center, one of Israel’s largest hospitals. Dozens killed. Hundreds injured. Whether intentional or not, the attack obliterated what little moral high ground remained.

Trump called it “proof Iran targets civilians,” while ignoring that Israeli missiles had already leveled entire civilian neighborhoods in Tehran, including a children’s hospital. This wasn’t moral clarity. It was weaponized hypocrisy.

And through it all, Trump remained vague about the scope of U.S. response. He floated nukes, alluded to “final solutions,” and ranted about “erasing terror states.” When pressed, his Defense Secretary gave a chilling non-answer: “We do not comment on nuclear readiness.”

Red lines have been crossed. There are no adults in the room.

Trump’s War Game: Confusion as a Campaign Strategy

As bombs fell and alliances buckled, Trump taunted.

From his Mar-a-Lago command center, he blasted out memes of burning Iranian flags. He called Khamenei a “coward in a robe.” Posting insane rants and threats on ‘Truth Social’.

This isn’t diplomacy. This is stochastic annihilation.

But make no mistake, this escalation is political strategy disguised as chaos. With his approval ratings sinking and the “No Kings” protests painting him as a would-be despot, Trump turned to the oldest trick in the autocrat’s playbook: start a war to shift the headlines.

And he had help. Fox News, OAN, Newsmax, they didn’t report on the war. They sold it. “Biden would’ve bowed.” “This is leadership.” “We’re taking the fight to the enemy.”

What they didn’t show? The charred bodies. The mass graves. The diplomatic collapse.

Because this isn’t journalism. It’s state-sponsored bloodlust masquerading as patriotism.

The World is Watching and Splintering

China condemned the strikes. Russia moved warships into the Gulf. The EU demanded de-escalation while simultaneously sanctioning Iranian oil. The UN Security Council couldn’t agree on language, because the U.S., under Trump, blocked every condemnation resolution.

And Iran? They’re not backing down. Shiite militias have hit U.S. bases in Iraq.

The attacks are largely seen as a reaction to the U.S. backing of Israel in the Gaza conflict, with militias demanding an end to U.S. support for Israel.

The Islamic Resistance in Iraq and Kata'ib Hezbollah are among the groups identified as having conducted these attacks.

Hezbollah launched attacks into northern Israel. Pakistani extremists have declared solidarity. And the Houthis have threatened to sink U.S. ships in the Red Sea.

This threat is part of a broader campaign by the Houthis to disrupt maritime traffic in the region, particularly ships they perceive as linked to Israel, the U.S., or the UK. The Houthis, an Iran-backed group, have been targeting commercial ships and military vessels in the Red Sea, claiming these actions are in response to the Israel-Hamas war and U.S. involvement.

This isn’t just escalation. It’s unraveling.

And Trump? He’s tripling down.

“We can finish this in 12 hours.”
“Imagine a world without Iran.”
“This is legacy shit.”

Those are direct quotes.

We’re one fucking ego spasm away from a nuclear flashpoint, and no one in power seems willing to say no.

Designed for Destruction

This is what happens when ratings replace strategy.

When autocrats coordinate from behind encrypted lines, enabled by media goons and a spineless opposition, you don’t get policy, you get carnage. You get “Operation Rising Lies.” You get charred hospitals and dancing presidents. You get history repeating itself in real time, with a social media interface.

Trump doesn’t want peace. Bibi doesn’t want justice. They want immortality. And they’re willing to torch the world to etch their names into the fucking ashes.

If there’s any shred of democratic sanity left, this moment must be recorded not just as a failure of diplomacy, but as a deliberate act of manufactured apocalypse.

Because this wasn’t inevitable. It was planned.

And the next phase? It’s already in motion.