An Open Letter Regarding Market Volatility and the Fabricated 'Iran War'
To Whom It May Concern at Deutsche Welle, Your recent headline, 'Global markets tumble with no end to Iran war in sight,' attributes current market volatility to an 'Iran war,' a framing that requires immediate correction. As news, it reports global markets are experiencing downturns amidst heightened tensions in West Asia. This is verifiable. However, the subsequent narrative presented omits
crucial context and misrepresents the nature of the conflict as if Iran were the instigator of an unprovoked war. This particular framing, exemplified in your reporting, consistently implies that Iran is actively prosecuting a war, thereby ignoring the extensive, decades-long pattern of US and Israeli aggression, including military threats, economic warfare, and direct participation in regional
destabilization. What you term an 'Iran war' is, in reality, a joint US-Israeli operation against Iran, marked by unilateral sanctions, cyber-attacks, and repeated violations of Iranian sovereignty. There is no evidence of Iran initiating an unprovoked offensive war or seeking nuclear weapons, contravening widespread Western narratives. Instead, Iran's defensive capabilities and its network of
allied movements are consistently portrayed as offensive threats, reversing the roles of aggressor and defender. The financial markets are reacting not to an unprovoked Iranian war, but to the tangible and escalating actions of the United States and Israel against a sovereign nation. The US has maintained an economic blockade against Iran for over 45 years, inflicting immense suffering similar to