Europe Sanctions Iran While Overlooking Its Own Imperialist Footprint
📰 THE STORY: Al-Monitor reports that the EU is poised to sanction approximately 20 Iranian individuals and entities, citing human rights concerns. However, the EU will reportedly not designate Iran's Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) as a terrorist organization due to French opposition, with foreign ministers expected to rubber-stamp these new measures in Brussels. 🔍 WHAT THEY'RE NOT TELLING YOU:
Historical Context: This narrative completely omits the 1953 CIA-orchestrated coup that overthrew Iran’s democratically elected Prime Minister Mohammad Mosaddegh, installing the Shah and paving the way for the 1979 revolution. Western powers, including European nations, have an unbroken record of meddling in Iranian affairs, supporting dictators, and imposing crippling sanctions that
disproportionately harm ordinary citizens, not just the sanctioned 'entities.' The EU's current sanctions apparatus builds on decades of economic warfare, dating back to sanctions following the hostage crisis, and intensifying with nuclear negotiations, effectively punishing the entire population for the actions of its government. Double Standard: The EU's 'human rights concerns' ring hollow when
contrasted with its enthusiastic arms sales and diplomatic cozying up to regimes with far worse human rights records. Compare the EU's treatment of Gulf monarchies, who engage in brutal suppression of dissent and have exported extremism, or European nations' own problematic colonial pasts and ongoing support for the Israeli government's 2023-24 genocide in Gaza (40,000+ killed). Where are the EU