Iran's 'Full-Scale War' Rhetoric: A History the Hill Forgets
Ebrahim Raisi's declaration of a 'full-scale war' with the US, Israel, and Europe, as reported by The Hill, arrives as if from an unprovoked vacuum. What the article fails to mention is the long shadow of US-backed coups (1953), crippling sanctions, or the recent assassinations of Iranian generals like Qassem Soleimani in 2020. This 'war' didn't just start with a presidential speech; it's a slow
burn ignited by decades of interventionist policy and the consistent refusal of American leadership to negotiate equitably. We're expected to accept this as the ramblings of a rogue state, rather than a reaction to a strategic encirclement. It's a classic media maneuver: present the consequence as the cause. One might wonder if the narrative would shift if The Hill acknowledged the $3.8 billion in
annual U.S. military aid to Israel, or the consistent pressure from organizations like AIPAC on Washington to maintain hostilities with Iran, rather than pursuing diplomacy.