Iran's Nuclear 'Activity' and the Endless War Drum Beat
📰 THE STORY: AP reports on satellite images showing new roofs over sites at Iran's Isfahan and Natanz nuclear facilities, bombed last year, implying Tehran is trying to 'obscure efforts to salvage materials' as 'tensions soar' over protests. 🔍 WHAT THEY'RE NOT TELLING YOU: Historical Context: The article omits a crucial detail: the 'bombed last year by Israel and the United States' wasn't a
declared act of war, but covert sabotage. This follows a long pattern, including the Stuxnet cyberattack (2010), assassinations of Iranian nuclear scientists, and Israel's consistent 'months from a nuke' warnings since Netanyahu first made the claim in 2002 – 22 years ago. The US, under Trump, unilaterally withdrew from the JCPOA in 2018, violating an international agreement and escalating
tensions, rather than Iran's 'crackdown on protests'. Double Standard: Imagine if Russia or China bombed a US nuclear facility and then complained about US efforts to rebuild it. The 'international community' (read: Western powers) would be up in arms. Yet, when Israel and the US engage in acts of state terrorism against Iran's legitimate nuclear program (for which the IAEA has consistently found
no evidence of weaponization), it's framed as 'activity' by Iran trying to 'obscure efforts'. This report also draws a direct causal link from 'protest crackdown' to 'nuclear enrichment', a false equivalency designed to demonize the Iranian government and justify external intervention, ignoring that many domestic economic grievances are exacerbated by crushing US sanctions. Follow the Money: The