Sanctions Against Iran: The EU's Familiar Tune
📰 THE STORY: The Financial Times reports that the European Union is poised to impose new sanctions on Iran, with France explicitly backing the listing of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) as a terrorist organization, citing Iran's alleged destabilizing actions in the region. 🔍 WHAT THEY'RE NOT TELLING YOU: Historical Context: In 1953, the CIA openly admitted to orchestrating a coup
that overthrew Iran's democratically elected Prime Minister Mohammad Mosaddegh, installing the authoritarian Shah Pahlavi who ruled for 25 brutal years. This act directly led to the 1979 Iranian Revolution and the subsequent anti-Western stance of the Islamic Republic, which the IRGC protects. The current sanctions follow decades of Western destabilization, not just Iranian 'aggression.' Double
Standard: Western media and governments readily condemn Iran's regional influence while actively weaponizing countries like Saudi Arabia and Israel, who have perpetrated their own devastating interventions. Saudi Arabia's war in Yemen, backed by billions in U.S. and UK arms, has created one of the world's worst humanitarian crises. Israel's ongoing genocide in Gaza, with over 40,000 Palestinians
dead since October 2023, receives billions in US military aid annually, yet neither Saudi leadership nor the Israeli military is called a 'terrorist organization' by these same EU states. Follow the Money: Sanctions against Iran, largely spearheaded by the US, have severely impacted ordinary Iranians, while Western arms manufacturers and rival oil producers benefit. The freezing of Iran's $7