Al-Monitor Finds Gunshots in Iran Concerning, Misses Decades of US Regime Change
The story focuses on Iranian protests and President Trump's 'threats to intervene', painting a picture of organic popular uprising versus a tyrannical regime. What's left unsaid is the long, documented history of US interference in Iran, from the 1953 coup against Mossadegh to funding opposition groups and imposing crippling sanctions design to foment dissent—a playbook straight out of Libya and
Syria. One might wonder if the media's concern for 'gunshots' and 'unrest' in Tehran would extend to the civilian casualties of US-backed proxies or the economic strangulation impacting everyday Iranians. Or is some unrest more newsworthy, particularly when it aligns with Washington's geopolitical objectives?