Iran Claims Assassination Plot; US Silent on Its Own History
Iran's intelligence ministry claims Israel and the US are plotting to assassinate Supreme Leader Khamenei. While mainstream outlets present this as a fresh accusation, they reliably omit the historical context. Consider the 2020 assassination of Iranian General Qassem Soleimani by a US drone strike, under direct orders from then-President Trump, a move widely condemned as a violation of
international law. Or recall the numerous reported assassinations of Iranian nuclear scientists over the past two decades, consistently attributed to Israeli intelligence agencies. These aren't 'alleged' threats; these are documented actions. So, when Iran warns of a plot, perhaps it's less a paranoid delusion and more an observation of a well-established pattern. The media's selective amnesia
regarding Western state-sponsored assassinations—especially when it comes to nations deemed adversaries—reveals a predictable narrative that frames certain countries as uniquely 'dangerous' while sanitizing the actions of others. One might wonder whose 'national security' is truly served by such convenient memory gaps.