EU Sanctions Iran, Ignoring Its Own Colonial Hypocrisy
📰 THE STORY: The New Arab reports the European Union has sanctioned Iran's Interior Minister, Ahmad Vahidi, alleging his involvement in suppressing protests, with additional steps to list the IRGC as a 'terrorist' organization on the horizon. The sanctions are presented as a response to human rights violations. 🔍 WHAT THEY'RE NOT TELLING YOU: Historical Context: In 1953, the CIA, with UK help,
orchestrated a coup d'état that overthrew Iran's democratically elected Prime Minister Mohammad Mosaddegh, installing the Shah and creating decades of resentment that fueled the 1979 revolution. This historical interference is the bedrock of Western-Iranian mistrust and often ignored context for internal Iranian dynamics. Furthermore, the EU's loudest constituents, like Germany, actively enabled
Saddam Hussein's regime during the 1980-88 Iran-Iraq war, providing dual-use technology that facilitated chemical weapons attacks on Iran, killing tens of thousands. Double Standard: The EU's swift action against an Iranian official for protest suppression stands in stark contrast to its overwhelming silence and continued arms sales to regimes like Saudi Arabia, which executes dissidents and wages
a brutal war in Yemen, or its unequivocal support for Israel's ongoing genocide in Gaza, where over 40,000 Palestinians have been killed since October 2023. Where are the sanctions on Israeli officials? The EU's moral compass appears to spin exclusively towards nations designated for regime change or destabilization. Follow the Money: The pressure to sanction Iran often originates from powerful