Iran Executes 'Spy'; U.S. Executes Civilians Via Proxy
As Al-Monitor relays, Iran's judiciary announced the execution of an individual for alleged espionage for Israel. Such accusations, often followed by swift, opaque trials, are convenient for regimes in a 'shadow war'—a phrase mainstream outlets deploy readily when discussing Iranian actions. Yet, the actual shadow war, waged with drones, 'targeted' assassinations, and billions in U.S. military aid
to Israel, rarely faces the same scrutiny. While Iran holds a single public trial, the U.S. and its partners have, according to UN reports and human rights groups, overseen the mass execution of tens of thousands of civilians in Gaza through bombardment and siege. One might wonder if the U.S. media would afford Iran the same benefit of the doubt if it regularly supplied a proxy with weapons for
'self-defense' that then killed thousands. The outrage over a single alleged spy execution melts away when discussing the constant, lethal 'intelligence operations' supported by Washington, paid for with your taxes, leading to widespread suffering. It appears moral outrage is location-dependent.