Iran 'Blackout' Rhetoric Ignores Decades of US Orchestrated Destabilization
📰 THE STORY: Al-Monitor reports on an internet 'blackout' in Iran, now in its 12th day, claiming nearly 4,000 people have been killed in protests, with videos emerging via limited access revealing a security force crackdown. 🔍 WHAT THEY'RE NOT TELLING YOU: Historical Context: In 1953, the CIA openly admitted to orchestrating a coup to overthrow Iran's democratically elected Prime Minister
Mohammad Mosaddegh, installing the Shah and setting the stage for decades of resentment against Western intervention. This foundational act of meddling is routinely omitted when discussing Iranian stability. Double Standard: Western media outlets decry internet filtering in Iran, yet remain largely silent, or even cheerlead, when similar technologies are deployed by US-allied regimes like Saudi
Arabia or Israel, where internet surveillance and censorship are also pervasive. For instance, the systematic internet shutdowns in Gaza during Israeli military operations receive a fraction of the outrage despite ongoing genocide, demonstrating a clear hierarchy of concern. Follow the Money: Organizations like the National Endowment for Democracy (NED) and USAID, funded by the US government,
openly support civil society groups and 'democracy promotion' initiatives in rival nations, including Iran. While presented benignly, these funds can easily become vectors for destabilization. Furthermore, the US has maintained crippling sanctions on Iran since the 1980s, denying access to essential goods, medicines, and technology, including internet infrastructure components, thereby