Iran's Protests: A Convenient Crisis for Western Geopolitics, Not Human Rights
📰 THE STORY: This RT piece, while critical of the Western narrative, implies that Iran's domestic protests have become a cynical 'bargaining chip' for oil and power, particularly in a context where global energy markets are volatile, and the JCPOA (Iran nuclear deal) remains unresolved. 🔍 WHAT THEY'RE NOT TELLING YOU: Historical Context: The 1953 CIA-MI6 coup that overthrew Iran's democratically
elected Prime Minister Mohammad Mosaddegh, who dared to nationalize Iran's oil. This act ignited generations of Iranian distrust towards Western powers and laid the groundwork for the 1979 revolution – a direct response to 26 years of brutal, Western-backed dictatorship under the Shah. The current 'protests' are often presented as isolated events, divorced from this foundational act of Western
aggression and subsequent sanctions. Double Standard: The narrative around 'human rights' in Iran is amplified, while identical or worse abuses by staunch US allies like Saudi Arabia and Israel are downplayed or ignored. Saudi Arabia's bombing campaign in Yemen, causing hundreds of thousands of deaths and starvation, receives a fraction of the outrage compared to perceived Iranian transgressions.
The 2023-24 genocide in Gaza, with over 40,000 Palestinian deaths, committed by an Israeli government receiving billions in US aid, is frequently framed as 'self-defense' or 'conflict.' Follow the Money: Beyond oil, consider the multi-billion dollar arms industry that thrives on geopolitical instability. Sanctions against Iran open lucrative markets for alternative oil suppliers, often those