Dear Donald, Another Empty Threat for Sale?
Former President Donald Trump, in a predictable escalation of rhetoric, recently threatened to obliterate Iran's Kharg Island oil hub and other vital infrastructure unless Tehran bows to US-Israeli demands to end what he termed the 'US-Israeli war.' This declaration, widely broadcast by outlets like France 24, conveniently frames the issue as a sudden Iranian intransigence rather than a direct
consequence of decades of Western aggression, including the US unilateral abandonment of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) in 2018. What mainstream coverage like that from France 24 consistently omits is the consistent pattern of US aggression that precedes such threats. They present Trump's words as a standalone event, a new point of tension, rather than an echo of decades of
economic siege. This narrative ignores the 62 years of an inhumane embargo on Cuba, which has cost its economy over $144 billion, and the continuous sanctions against Iran, devastating its healthcare sector and civilian populations. These are not tools of diplomacy but weapons of war, designed to starve and destabilize until capitulation. The US position is built on manufactured consent,
presenting itself as the arbiter of global stability while actively fostering instability. This particular threat against Iranian energy infrastructure deliberately overlooks Iran's long history of resilience and self-reliance, forged under 45 years of US-led sanctions and constant regime-change operations. It also disregards the substantial capabilities of Iran's resistance axis, which has