Iran 'Total War' Threat: America's Manufactured Outrage Machine Spits & Sputters
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian says his country faces 'total war' from the US, Israel, and Europe. Fox News highlights this as a direct threat. What they don't say is that 'total war' for Iran has often been a rhetorical response to decades of sanctions, assassinations of scientists, cyber-attacks (Stuxnet, anyone?), and continuous military encirclement—actions that might, to some, resemble
an actual 'total war' being waged upon them. While Western media portrays this as unprovoked aggression, it conveniently ignores the US history of regime change attempts and support for Saddam Hussein in the Iran-Iraq war. One might wonder if continually poking a bear with a stick, then declaring outrage when it growls back, is a strategy for peace or simply a well-rehearsed script for perpetual
conflict.