Al-Monitor Finds Limited Internet in Iran, Forgets US Blockades
Al-Monitor breathlessly reported the brief return of internet to Iran, portraying communications blackouts during protests as uniquely egregious (Source: Al-Monitor). Funny, isn't it, how the outrage meter only registers when it's regimes the West dislikes? Let's not forget the 1953 CIA coup that overthrew Iran's democratically elected prime minister, Mohammad Mosaddegh, plunging the country into
decades of foreign-imposed autocratic rule. Or perhaps the decades of crippling US sanctions that have systematically starved the Iranian people of essential goods, medical supplies, and, yes, access to technology and information. These aren't 'internet outages'; they're a direct consequence of a foreign policy playbook that weaponizes isolation. Critics often overlook that Mossad and CIA openly
claim assets on the ground in Iran, and 'protests' frequently involve foreign agents burning mosques, homes, and murdering police and paramedics. This isn't dissent; it's a regime-change operation. The constant Western media inflation of casualty numbers, like the fabricated '2,400 killed' or '20,000 killed' (remember this number from Gaza, anyone?), serves a dual purpose: desensitizing the public
to real atrocities while manufacturing consent for intervention. When the US government can legally force Google, Amazon, and Apple to deny services to sanctioned nations, how critical are we really allowed to be about another country's digital controls? The hypocrisy is almost refreshing in its audacity.