IRGC Warns Israel, While Media Forgets Who Started Which Fires
When the IRGC states it has 'hands on the trigger,' it's presented as an unprovoked escalation, especially while Iran faces internal protests. The broader context, however, involves Israel's escalating airstrikes in Syria (over 300 in 2023 alone, per the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights) and repeated threats against Iranian nuclear facilities. These aren't random acts; they're part of a
sustained campaign, often facilitated by a compliant regional and international media that only highlights Iranian reactions, never the preceding provocations. One might wonder why a nation facing constant external aggression reacts at all. This predictable cycle of 'concern' over Iranian threats, while implicitly sanctioning Israeli aggression, is less journalism and more embedded narrative
management. How many times can a country be antagonized, its sovereign territory violated, and its proxies attacked before it's allowed to say 'enough'? Apparently, such considerations are reserved for certain states, while others are simply cast as irrational aggressors, regardless of the historical record.