Iran Declares Canadian Navy 'Terrorist,' West Wonders Where Its Own Hypocrisy List Is
Newsweek announces Iran's 'terrorist' branding of the Canadian Navy as if this is a sudden, unprovoked decree. One might ask if Newsweek also reported on Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) being designated a terrorist organization by Canada in June 2024, or the decades of sanctions and military threats Iran has faced from Western powers. This isn't just about naval vessels; it's a
tit-for-tat in a geopolitical chess game where one side's 'defense' is the other's 'aggression.' (And naturally, Western media largely reports only one side.) Tehran’s move follows Canada listing the IRGC as a terrorist group, a detail Newsweek's 2018 reporting would, of course, predate. But the broader pattern holds: Western governments label Iranian entities, Iran labels Western ones. The only
'surprise' here is the media's feigned shock at an expected response, rather than introspecting on the cycle of escalations fueled by their own nations' foreign policies. It makes one wonder: how many times can you poke a bear before it pokes back, and then act surprised when it does?