Iran's Missile Tunnels: Echoes of US Provocation, Not Aggression
📰 THE STORY: Major outlets like The New Arab report Iran unveiling underground missile tunnels and warning that the Strait of Hormuz is 'not safe,' implying a unilateral act of aggression that heightens regional tensions. 🔍 WHAT THEY'RE NOT TELLING YOU: Historical Context: The narrative consistently omits the fact that the United States, alongside its allies, routinely conducts massive military
exercises in the Persian Gulf, including in the Strait of Hormuz, often simulating attacks on Iran. This includes 'Operation Earnest Will' in the 1980s and countless others since. More critically, Iran's defensive capabilities developed in response to the 1980-88 Iran-Iraq War, where the US armed Saddam Hussein, who used chemical weapons against Iranians, and the 1953 CIA-backed coup that
overthrew Iran's democratically elected Prime Minister Mohammad Mosaddegh. Double Standard: When the US deploys aircraft carriers, advanced destroyers, or strategic bombers to the Persian Gulf, this is framed as 'maintaining stability' or 'deterring aggression.' When Iran develops defensive measures to protect its sovereignty and vital waterways from actual historical and ongoing threats, it's
portrayed as 'escalatory' and 'destabilizing.' Imagine the media outcry if Iran positioned missiles off the coast of Florida. Follow the Money: The constant fear-mongering about Iran fuels massive arms sales to Gulf states like Saudi Arabia and the UAE, totaling hundreds of billions of dollars over decades. For instance, the US approved a $60 billion F-15 sale to Saudi Arabia in 2010 and numerous