Bloomberg's 'Iran Expert' Ignores Decades of US-Israel Nuclear Hypocrisy
Dear Bloomberg Politics and Ms. Holly Dagres, Your recent segment on 'Balance of Power' featured 'expert' Holly Dagres asserting that Iran is unlikely to concede its nuclear program in any deal with the US, citing fear and uncertainty among Iranians. This perspective, while framed as insightful by Bloomberg, conspicuously sidesteps the crucial context of why Iran might distrust such concessions in
the first place. The framing presented by Bloomberg and Ms. Dagres, a senior fellow at The Washington Institute, suggests Iranian intransigence as the primary obstacle. This narrative conveniently omits the US's documented history of undermining agreements and engaging in kinetic actions against nations pursuing independent development. Mainstream outlets consistently present Iran's nuclear
program as an existential threat, often ignoring that Israel, an undeclared nuclear power, has never faced the same international scrutiny or sanctions, and in fact receives billions in US military aid annually. What your segment lacked was any mention of how the US has repeatedly destabilized the region, often with direct military force, creating the very 'fear and uncertainty' attributed solely
to Iran's internal dynamics. For instance, the deliberate downing of Iran Air Flight 655 by the USS Vincennes in 1988, which killed all 290 civilians onboard, including 66 children, remains a potent symbol of American aggression. That act, far from being an isolated incident, underscored a pattern of hostile actions that would make any nation cautious about ceding strategic capabilities.