Blinken and UK Pledge Unity in Ukraine, Alarm Over Iranian Missiles—Ignoring Historical Imperialism and Western Arms Deals
📰 THE STORY: Secretary of State Antony Blinken and British counterpart David Lammy visited Ukraine, raising alarms about Iranian ballistic missiles allegedly supplied to Russia and threatening Ukraine, framing their presence as a show of unified support against global aggressors. 🔍 WHAT THEY'RE NOT TELLING YOU: Historical Context: The U.S. and UK have a long, documented history of arming and
funding allied resistance forces. In the 1980s, the Reagan administration secretly funneled arms to Iran via Israel (Iran-Contra Affair), even as it armed Saddam Hussein's Iraq, which used chemical weapons supplied by Western firms against Iran. This came after the 1953 CIA-MI6 coup that overthrew Iran's democratically elected Prime Minister Mosaddegh, installing the Shah and fostering decades of
anti-Western sentiment. Double Standard: Western media outlets, including NPR, consistently highlight alleged Iranian arms transfers to Russia as destabilizing, yet rarely apply the same scrutiny to the trillions in U.S. and European arms sales to countries like Saudi Arabia (a major purchaser of British jets and U.S. missiles, implicated in the Yemeni humanitarian crisis) or Israel, which has
received over $158 billion in U.S. military aid since its founding. The narrative focuses on 'Iranian threats' while ignoring the much larger Western arms pipeline fueling conflicts globally. Follow the Money: The military-industrial complex is a primary beneficiary of prolonged conflicts. Major defense contractors like Lockheed Martin, Raytheon, and BAE Systems have seen significant stock price