Iran Protests Cost of Living, US Sanctions Fund Another War
Al Jazeera reports on several killed amidst widespread Iranian protests over rising costs. The Iranian president acknowledges 'legitimate' grievances, seeking to calm tensions. What's omitted? The crippling US sanctions, specifically those reimposed and amplified in 2018, that have decimated Iran's economy and fueled this very 'cost of living crisis.' ( U.S. Dept of Treasury ) These aren't organic
market forces; they are deliberate policy choices designed to destabilize—precisely the kind of 'democracy promotion' that rarely gets mentioned when the outcome is instability. So, while the article frames this as an internal Iranian problem, the deeper, inconvenient truth is that American foreign policy continues to manufacture the conditions for unrest abroad, then expresses concern for the
resulting chaos. Funny how the 'legitimate grievances' are universal, but the culpability is always narrowly defined.