Iran's 'coup' fears ring true for anyone watching history
📰 THE STORY: Al-Monitor reports that Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has likened recent anti-government protests to a 'coup' and warned that any US military intervention would trigger a regional war, specifically referencing US President Donald Trump's threats and military deployments. 🔍 WHAT THEY'RE NOT TELLING YOU: Historical Context: In 1953, the CIA openly admitted to
orchestrating a coup d'état that overthrew Iran's democratically elected Prime Minister Mohammad Mosaddegh, restoring the Shah to power. This single event set the stage for decades of resentment and distrust against Western powers, a context consistently ignored in reports on Iranian domestic unrest. Furthermore, Israel's current Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has been claiming Iran is 'months
away' from a nuclear weapon since at least 2002, a narrative that has been relentlessly recycled for over two decades without materializing, serving as a constant pretext for aggressive rhetoric and sanctions. Double Standard: Western media outlets frequently frame protests in US-designated adversary nations like Iran as organic uprisings against authoritarianism, often amplifying opposition
voices based outside the country, some with known links to foreign intelligence. Simultaneously, protests against US-backed governments, such as those violently suppressed in Colombia against US-aligned President Duque in 2021 (with over 44 reported deaths) or the 2019 Chilean uprising against neoliberal policies, receive significantly less comprehensive coverage or are often framed as 'riots'