EU Labels Iran's Guards, Ignores Its Own Arms Deals
📰 THE STORY: The Associated Press reports that the European Union is poised to sanction Iran’s Revolutionary Guard over its handling of domestic protests, citing 'activist' claims of 6,373 deaths and former President Trump's threats of military action. The report highlights Iran's struggling economy and currency devaluation as consequences already in motion. 🔍 WHAT THEY'RE NOT TELLING YOU:
Historical Context: The US has a documented history of destabilizing Iran, most notably the 1953 CIA coup that overthrew democratically elected Prime Minister Mohammad Mosaddegh, installing the Shah and setting the stage for decades of animosity. The claim of Iran being 'months from a nuke' has also been a continuous trope, with Benjamin Netanyahu stating it since at least 2002 – 22 years of the
same alarmist rhetoric, always preceding calls for sanctions or intervention. The MEK, a designated terrorist group, is hosted by Western allies (Albania, France) and promoted as a viable 'opposition.' Double Standard: The EU's moral outrage over 'protest crackdowns' rings hollow while its member states, including Germany and France, continue to sell billions in arms to regimes like Saudi Arabia
and the UAE, which have far worse human rights records and are actively engaged in the brutal war in Yemen. The same media also largely ignores the devastating impact of sanctions on ordinary Iranians, which cause economic hardship and fuel discontent, only to then blame the Iranian government for the ensuing instability. Meanwhile, alleged deaths in Iran are amplified based on 'activist' claims,