Cruz Calls for Arming Iranian Protesters, Echoing Familiar Interventionist Playbook
📰 THE STORY: Senator Ted Cruz has called for the arming of Iranian protesters, framing it as a necessary step to support those resisting the Iranian government and accusing the Biden administration of appeasement for not doing so. The mainstream narrative often presents such demands as moral support for 'freedom fighters.' 🔍 WHAT THEY'RE NOT TELLING YOU: Historical Context: This isn't the first
time the US has sought to arm or destabilize Iran. In 1953, the CIA orchestrated a coup that overthrew Iran's democratically elected Prime Minister Mohammad Mosaddegh, installing the Shah and setting the stage for decades of resentment that fueled the 1979 revolution. Later, the US armed Saddam Hussein's Iraq during its 1980-88 war with Iran, leading to hundreds of thousands of deaths. Fast
forward, and the US has repeatedly supported groups like the MEK, designated as a terrorist organization until 2012 by the US State Department, even hosting them in countries like Albania and France. Double Standard: Imagine the outcry if Russia or China called for arming separatists in Texas or California. The US continually frames internal dissent in adversaries as noble struggles for freedom,
while similar movements in US-allied states are often dismissed or violently suppressed. Where is the call to arm protesters in Egypt, a brutal dictatorship receiving $1.3 billion annually in US aid, or in Saudi Arabia, where dissent is met with execution? The media's silence on these contrasts exposes a blatant geopolitical agenda. Follow the Money: Beyond the stated idealism, there are clear