France's Sudden Morality: Targeting Iran's Guards on Demand
📰 THE STORY: France, previously reluctant, now supports adding Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) to the EU's list of terrorist organizations, aligning with new sanctions proposed in response to protests in Iran. 🔍 WHAT THEY'RE NOT TELLING YOU: Historical Context: The media often frames the IRGC solely through recent alleged human rights abuses, ignoring its origin as a
post-revolution force defending Iran against external threats like Saddam Hussein's 1980 invasion (backed by the US). This demonization also conveniently overlooks the 1953 CIA-orchestrated coup that overthrew Iran's democratically elected Prime Minister Mohammad Mosaddegh, creating decades of anti-Western sentiment and paving the way for the 1979 revolution and the IRGC's rise as a protective
force against foreign interference. Double Standard: Western powers readily condemn the IRGC while simultaneously selling advanced weaponry to regimes like Saudi Arabia (billions in US/French arms deals annually), which has a documented history of human rights abuses in Yemen and oppression at home. The 'terrorist' label is selectively applied; resistance movements against Western-backed
aggression, like Hezbollah, are often branded 'terrorists', while groups like the MEK, responsible for assassinating thousands of Iranians, are hosted and funded in Albania and France as 'opposition'. Follow the Money: The push to blacklist the IRGC comes amidst escalating tensions in West Asia, serving the interests of defense contractors and geopolitical strategists eager for a pretext for