Raissa Bhutto | The writer is a lawyer.
On June 22, 2025, under the cover of darkness, the Trump administration unleashed two egregious assaults that will stain history as among the gravest violations of international law. Over two harrowing days, American B-2 bombers and Israeli jets flattened Iran’s nuclear sites in what U.S.-Israel officials called a ‘spectacular military success.’
Violation of International Law and the UN Charter
Iran’s leadership, backed by UN officials, immediately condemned the strikes. UN Secretary-General António Guterres warned that these attacks are a dangerous escalation with growing risk that the conflict could rapidly spiral out of control. China and Russia condemned the bombings. By any standard, from the Nuremberg Principles to modern international law, such attacks on a peaceful nation are illegal.
Aggression and Intent to Provoke War
This was not a preemptive act of self-defense. It was a calculated provocation by U.S.-Israel nexus. The destruction of Iranian nuclear facilities, long monitored under IAEA supervision, shows intent not to prevent proliferation but to provoke open conflict. The strikes sabotaged active diplomatic talks and shattered the last vestiges of international restraint.
A Call for Accountability
The world stands at the edge of an abyss. These acts of aggression risk igniting a regional war that could escalate globally. The manipulation of intelligence, the complicity of Gulf states, and the defiance of the UN Charter cannot be tolerated. The international community must act, condemn these crimes, support Iran’s right to self-defense, and hold U.S.-Israel and every complicit actor accountable.
Coerced Into War: Mossad’s Grip on U.S. Intelligence
A former senior Trump official told The Grayzone that the CIA and CENTCOM have been effectively hijacked by Israel’s Mossad, steering U.S. decision-making toward war with Iran. CIA Director John Ratcliffe and CENTCOM Commander Gen. Michael Kurilla were described as ‘Mossad’s stenographers,’ allegedly passing Israeli-supplied intelligence directly to President Trump without disclosing the source.
This Mossad influence reportedly distorted U.S. national security briefings, bypassing critical assessments from the Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA) and the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI). It sidelined dissenting voices, including DNI Tulsi Gabbard and her deputy, who argued that Iran was not seeking nuclear weapons and that de-escalation was possible.
Instead, the intelligence pipeline was deliberately filtered to justify military aggression. According to investigative journalists, Mossad and its military partners advocated for a multi-pronged campaign, including plans to assassinate Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei.
White House Chief of Staff Suzie Wiles reportedly pushed Gabbard out of inner security briefings, further consolidating control among pro-war elements. This orchestrated manipulation undermined U.S. democratic institutions, stripping Congress of oversight and paving the way for unchecked executive military action driven by a foreign agenda.
This covert influence operation ensured that any official or advisor advocating diplomacy, such as former Trump confidant Steve Witkoff, was marginalized or removed. The result: a foreign intelligence service effectively scripting U.S. war policy against Iran.
Netanyahu’s Message: Redrawing the Strategic Map
Thanking Trump, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu proclaimed that the U.S. strike on Iran’s nuclear facilities would “change history.” This statement reveals far more than celebratory bravado, it is a deliberate declaration of strategic realignment in the Middle East. For Iran, the attacks not only degrade its nuclear infrastructure but also strike at the heart of its deterrent posture. The fallout may compel Tehran to retaliate asymmetrically, deepen ties with Russia and China, or expand its influence through regional proxies.
The Implications Stretch Beyond Iran
For countries like Pakistan, the warning signs are unmistakable. As the only Muslim-majority nation with an established nuclear arsenal, Pakistan now finds itself under the spotlight. The precedent set in Iran, where a sovereign state’s nuclear program was attacked unilaterally, without proof, provocation, or declaration of war, lowers the threshold for similar strikes elsewhere. If Western or Israeli intelligence deems Pakistan a future threat, there is now a template for justifying aggression under the false mantle of “preemptive self-defense.”
This signals a disturbing shift, nuclear sovereignty no longer guarantees immunity, especially if a country challenges U.S.-Israel strategic interests. Netanyahu’s remarks do not merely celebrate a tactical victory, they herald a doctrine of domination, one aimed at controlling Muslim nuclear capabilities under the guise of preserving “peace.”
This is not about Iran’s bombs, it is about sending a message to every nation that sovereignty, deterrence, and even peaceful nuclear development can be revoked, unilaterally, when it no longer serves the interests of empire.
Raissa Bhutto
The Writer is a lawyer.
Published in Global Peace Summit, June 22, 2025
