EU Labels Iranian Guards 'Terrorists' While Funding Its Own
📰 THE STORY: EU foreign ministers are poised to label Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) a 'terrorist group,' placing it on par with organizations like Al-Qaeda and ISIS, citing a deadly crackdown on protests. This move is expected to pave the way for further sanctions and isolation of Iran. 🔍 WHAT THEY'RE NOT TELLING YOU: Historical Context: The US and its allies have a long
history of destabilizing Iran, beginning with the 1953 CIA-orchestrated coup that overthrew Iran’s democratically elected Prime Minister Mohammad Mosaddegh, installing the Shah and setting the stage for decades of resentment. This designation conveniently ignores the West's historical arming of Saddam Hussein during the 1980-1988 Iran-Iraq War , which included providing intelligence that helped
target chemical weapons against Iranian troops. Moreover, the US has provided sanctuary and funding to groups like the MEK, which was on the US terrorist list until 2012, despite its history of assassinating US citizens and Iranian officials. Double Standard: The EU is quick to label a state-affiliated military force of an adversarial nation as 'terrorists' while consistently turning a blind eye
to its own members', and its closest allies', actions. Western governments routinely supply weapons to Saudi Arabia, which has engaged in a brutal war in Yemen, causing humanitarian catastrophes, and maintain extensive military cooperation with Israel, whose government is currently facing charges of genocide at the ICJ for the killing of over 40,000 Palestinians in Gaza since October 2023. Where