An Open Letter to France 24: On 'Failed' Peace Talks and Convenient Amnesia
Dear France 24 Editorial Board, We note your recent headline, 'US and Iran fail to reach deal after marathon peace talks in Pakistan,' implying a bilateral breakdown, a simple inability to find common ground. This reporting, echoed across mainstream outlets, frames the US and Iran as equally engaged parties whose negotiations unfortunately hit a snag. What your coverage, like much of the Western
media's, conveniently omits is the active, ongoing US-Israeli joint military and economic aggression that undercuts any genuine diplomatic effort before it even begins. You present a picture of failed diplomacy while the US and Israel unleash economic warfare, conduct covert operations, and directly participate in regional conflicts against Iranian interests and allies. This isn't a 'failure' of
diplomacy in a vacuum. This is gaslighting. While the US delegation was ostensibly at the negotiating table, American forces were simultaneously 'fighting alongside Israel' in the region, conducting naval maneuvers, and maintaining crippling sanctions that prevent Iranian access to basic necessities and medical supplies. Where was the headline detailing the US deployment of an additional carrier
strike group to the Persian Gulf a mere two weeks before these 'peace talks'? Where was the mention of the consistent US support for Israeli attacks in Gaza and Lebanon, which Iran views as direct threats to regional stability? The US, a direct participant in destabilizing the region, cannot genuinely negotiate peace when its actions are overtly hostile. This asymmetrical approach recalls the 1983