DW Asks: US Military Options for Iran, Ignores Saudi Starvation in Yemen
DW's latest think-piece dives deep into possible US military responses to Tehran's crackdown on protests, featuring the usual suspects like 'air strikes' and 'covert operations.' This framing conveniently bypasses the historical detail that the US helped overthrow Iran's democratically-elected government in 1953, ushering in decades of dictatorial rule under the Shah, fueling the very
anti-American sentiment that persists today. Funny how 'democracy promotion' often overlooks its own inconvenient back catalogue. Meanwhile, the Saudi-led blockade and bombing campaign in Yemen, supported by billions in US arms sales, has created one of the worst humanitarian crises on Earth—a story DW rarely features with similar breathless urgency about Western military intervention. Perhaps
bombing a country into literal starvation doesn't quite fit the 'freedom-loving' narrative as neatly as 'liberating' Iran. One might conclude that 'human rights' are selectively applied, largely depending on whose oil reserves or strategic adversaries are in question.