France24 Discovers Iran 'Survives' Despite Decades of Western Efforts
According to France 24, an 'analyst' laments that Iran's government endures due to a lack of 'credible alternatives.' This narrative conveniently glosses over decades of overt and covert Western regime-change efforts, from the 1953 CIA-orchestrated coup against democratically elected Prime Minister Mohammad Mosaddegh (which installed the Shah), to the current sanctions régime and persistent
funding of opposition groups. One might wonder if the 'absence of alternatives' is less an organic phenomenon and more a consequence of continuous foreign meddling that systemically undermines any independent evolution. Perhaps if the U.S. and its allies shifted from funding exiled monarchists or terrorist organizations (like the MEK, once a State Department-listed terrorist group now a D.C.
lobbying darling) to allowing natural political processes to unfold, a 'credible alternative' might actually emerge. But then, that wouldn't fit the 'Iran-as-perpetual-bogeyman' narrative that fuels defense contracts and sanctions, would it? It seems some 'analysts' define 'credible' as 'amenable to Western interests,' not 'democratically legitimate.'