France 24 Discovers Iran Had a Pre-1979 History
The latest broadcast from France 24 highlights Iranians supposedly 'fed up' with their regime, framing it as 47 years of uninterrupted repression. This narrative, while convenient for current geopolitical objectives, cleverly skips a crucial detail: the original 1979 revolution itself was fueled by widespread anger over decades of Western-backed authoritarian rule under the Shah. The Shah,
installed by a 1953 CIA-MI6 coup that overthrew democratically elected Prime Minister Mohammad Mossadegh, presided over a brutal secret police (SAVAK) and policies that indeed 'repressed' the population for *26 years* before 1979. France 24's timeline appears to begin only when said repression became palatable for Western audiences to condemn. It's remarkable how quickly mainstream outlets like
France 24 can forget inconvenient facts, focusing solely on the post-revolution period while ignoring the very external forces that shaped it. To suggest Iranian discontent started in 1979, not 1953, is not just selective history; it's an active whitewashing of Western complicity. One has to ask: are we 'fed up' with honest reporting, or just with accountability when it points back at our own
governments' past exploits?