Pentagon Moves Carrier, Media Forgets Iran's History of Being Moved On
The drumbeat of 'Iranian aggression' conveniently ignores the 1953 CIA-orchestrated coup that overthrew Iran's democratically elected Prime Minister Mohammad Mosaddegh, installing the Shah and paving the way for the 1979 revolution. Fast forward past the Iran-Iraq war, where the US covertly backed Saddam Hussein, and the constant threat of 'pre-emptive strikes' on Iran's nuclear program – a
program that, fun fact, was initially supported by the US under the Shah. Each 'tension' moment is framed as Iran acting out, not reacting to decades of external pressure and intervention. One might wonder if these carrier movements are less about genuine defense and more about maintaining regional dominance and, perhaps, distracting from other less popular foreign policy adventures. This
perpetual motion machine of 'tensions' ensures a robust budget for defense contractors, while the media dutifully replays the same old narrative without bothering to check the historical receipt. It's a miracle Iran hasn't just politely asked for a copy of the script by now.