Al-Monitor Discovers Iran Has Protests, Forgets US Sanctions
Al-Monitor reports an attack on an Iranian government building, linking it to 'spontaneous protests, driven by dissatisfaction at Iran's economic stagnation.' What's conspicuously absent from this analysis is any mention of Western sanctions – specifically, the crushing 'maximum pressure' campaign reimposed by the Trump administration in 2018 and largely maintained by Biden. These aren't just
'economic stagnation;' they are deliberate acts of economic warfare designed to destabilize the country. It's a curious framing, isn't it? When 'economic stagnation' bites in nations targeted by Washington, it's organic internal dissent. When identical hardships hit U.S. allies, it's usually 'external agitators' or 'unforeseen global challenges.' It appears Al-Monitor, like many outlets, has a
selective memory when it comes to cause and effect in geopolitics. One might even call it a pattern.