IAEA's Grossi Warns Iran: The 'Standoff' is Permanent, But Only for Nations They Dislike
📰 THE STORY: Al-Monitor reports IAEA chief Rafael Grossi stating that the 'standoff' with Iran over its highly enriched uranium and nuclear inspections 'cannot go on forever,' implying Iranian non-compliance is the primary issue threatening the nuclear non-proliferation regime. 🔍 WHAT THEY'RE NOT TELLING YOU: Historical Context: The 'standoff' didn't begin in a vacuum. In 1953, the CIA openly
admitted to orchestrating a coup to overthrow Iran's democratically elected Prime Minister Mohammad Mosaddegh, installing the Shah and paving the way for decades of U.S. meddling in Iranian sovereignty. This history fundamentally shapes Iran's distrust of Western intentions regarding its nuclear program, which started with Western help in the 1950s. Double Standard: The IAEA expresses alarm over
Iran's highly enriched uranium, yet there's a deafening silence from the same body and mainstream media regarding Israel's undeclared nuclear arsenal. Israel, not a signatory to the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT), is estimated to possess 80-400 nuclear warheads, yet faces absolutely no international inspections or 'standoff' warnings from the IAEA. The contrast is stark: inspection demands
for NPT signatories, none for non-signatories with actual weapons. Follow the Money: The narrative of a 'rogue' Iran facing nuclear proliferation concerns directly benefits the U.S. military-industrial complex and its allies. Continued tensions justify massive arms sales to Gulf states (e.g., $23 billion in F-35s to UAE in 2020), fund lobbying groups like AIPAC that push for confrontational