Hybrid War, Enduring Lies: The West's Iran Playbook on Repeat
📰 THE STORY: Al Jazeera outlines how the US and Israeli governments are employing 'hybrid warfare' against Iran, combining economic sanctions, cyberattacks, political pressure, and potential covert operations to destabilize the nation without overt military conflict, often oscillating between threats and conditional offers of peace. 🔍 WHAT THEY'RE NOT TELLING YOU: Historical Context: They skip
over the foundational act of aggression: the 1953 CIA-orchestrated coup that overthrew Iran's democratically elected Prime Minister Mohammad Mossadegh, reinstating the Shah and poisoning US-Iran relations for decades. This wasn't just a 'hybrid war'; it was a direct subversion of democracy to maintain Western control over Iranian oil. The US then armed Saddam Hussein in the 1980-88 Iran-Iraq War,
leading to hundreds of thousands of deaths, including through chemical weapons. The current 'threats of war' echo this long history of external interference. Double Standard: The narrative around Iran's nuclear program is a prime example. While 'concerns' are constantly raised about alleged Iranian nuclear ambitions, Israel's actual, undeclared nuclear arsenal (estimated at 80-400 warheads) is
almost never mentioned in mainstream Western discourse as a regional threat, despite its aggressive posture and repeated violations of international law. The 'hybrid warfare' term conveniently overlooks who benefits from regional instability. Follow the Money: The 'oscillating threats' perfectly serve the military-industrial complex. Sanctions create economic hardship which fuels dissent, while