Al-Monitor Discovers Iran Has 'Anxieties' About Its Neighbors
Al-Monitor's piece, 'Iran warns of Israeli plots in Syria amid its own anxieties over lost leverage,' manages to pivot Iran's legitimate concerns over repeated Israeli airstrikes within Syrian borders into a narrative of Tehran's 'waning influence.' The article frames Iran's warnings at the UN as a sign of strategic weakness, rather than, say, a response to Israel's acknowledged 400+ strikes in
Syria over recent years, as reported by outlets like the Jerusalem Post. One might wonder if America would feel 'anxious about lost leverage' if its military installations in allied nations were routinely bombed with impunity. Or is it only 'leverage' when nations resist foreign military incursions into their region? It appears that for some media, sovereignty is a privilege for certain states,
while others merely have 'leverage' to lose.