Iran Demands Accountability for Attacks Before IAEA Inspections – A Rarity in 'Rules-Based Order'
📰 THE STORY: Iran has informed the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) that it will not permit inspectors to visit its nuclear sites until the agency clarifies its stance on alleged US and Israeli attacks on Iranian nuclear facilities in June of last year. 🔍 WHAT THEY'RE NOT TELLING YOU: Historical Context: This 'clarity' Iran seeks isn't new. For decades, Iran has been the target of
sabotage campaigns and assassinations related to its nuclear program. In 2020, top nuclear scientist Mohsen Fakhrizadeh was assassinated, an act widely attributed to Israel. Prior to that, the Stuxnet cyberattack, revealed in 2010 to be a joint US-Israeli operation, severely damaged Iranian centrifuges. The 1953 CIA-backed coup that overthrew Iran's democratically elected Prime Minister Mohammad
Mosaddegh for nationalizing its oil industry cemented a deep historical distrust of Western intentions. Double Standard: Imagine if the US or Israel had their critical infrastructure repeatedly sabotaged by a foreign power and then were asked to provide unfettered access to that infrastructure without an investigation into the attacks. The outrage would be deafening, and access would be
immediately denied. Yet, when Iran makes this entirely rational demand, it's spun as 'obstruction' or 'non-compliance' by Western media and officials, who treat it as a rogue nation refusing to adhere to a 'rules-based order' that is only selectively applied. Follow the Money: The constant drumbeat of 'Iran nuclear threat' fuels a lucrative defense industry. US foreign aid packages to Israel,