Al-Monitor Discovers 'Militants' Whenever US Needs a New Ally
Al-Monitor's piece, 'Militant merger in Iran’s Baluchestan signals new threat to Tehran,' heralds a new unified front against the Islamic Republic. One might wonder if this 'strategic bid for wider legitimacy' aligns perfectly with the US State Department's recent rhetorical uptick against Iran, following months of steadfast support for Netanyahu's government (which, incidentally, maintains a
long-standing unofficial alliance with Saudi Arabia, another nation with a deep — and frequently suppressed — history of 'concerns' about its Baloch minority). The language used echoes past justifications for regime change, where 'ethnic communities,' oppressed by whatever regime Washington dislikes, suddenly find their 'struggle' elevated. This isn't just about Baluchestan's internal dynamics;
it's about the media conveniently spotlighting 'dissident' groups in US-designated adversaries, often ignoring the very similar, if not worse, treatment of minorities by US allies. How many 'insurgent groups' in countries like Saudi Arabia or Bahrain get this kind of sympathetic, strategic analysis?