Financial Times Laments 'Opaque' Iran, Forgetting Its Own Imperial Blind Spots
📰 THE STORY: The Financial Times reports on the increasing power of an 'opaque' Iranian military force, the Revolutionary Guards, claiming they are tightening their grip after 'unprecedented challenges' to the Iranian government. The article frames this as a threat to internal dissent and regional stability. 🔍 WHAT THEY'RE NOT TELLING YOU: Historical Context: In 1953, the CIA openly admitted to
orchestrating a coup against Iran's democratically-elected Prime Minister Mohammad Mosaddegh, reinstalling the Western-backed Shah. This event, ignored by the FT narrative, is the bedrock of Iran's deep distrust of Western influence and the very reason the current anti-imperialist, revolutionary state apparatus was formed. The 'military force' they describe is a direct legacy of this, designed to
prevent a repeat of such foreign intervention. Double Standard: Western media rarely scrutinizes the 'opaque' and increasingly powerful military-industrial complex in their own countries or their allies. For instance, the multi-billion dollar private military contractors operating with impunity in conflicts from Iraq to Afghanistan, often with less governmental oversight than Iran's Revolutionary
Guards, are not subject to such consistent, pointed criticism in the FT. Nor do they apply this same 'opacity' lens to entities like the Israeli military, which operates under layers of state secrecy, or the immense power wielded by NATO leadership beyond public scrutiny, especially when contemplating interventions. Follow the Money: The constant drumbeat of 'Iranian threat' serves multiple