The Iran 'Deadline' Keeps Resetting Like a Bad Clock
📰 THE STORY: Bloomberg Politics quotes Nick Wadhams on former President Trump's warning to Iran, implying military strikes are on the table if nuclear talks aren't restarted. Wadhams suggests Trump's administration 'rewrote the rules of the game' by considering attacks on Iran and Venezuela as viable foreign policy tools. 🔍 WHAT THEY'RE NOT TELLING YOU: Historical Context: This 'time is running
out' narrative is a verbatim echo of decades of U.S. and Israeli propaganda designed to demonize Iran. For instance, Benjamin Netanyahu has claimed Iran was 'months away from a nuclear weapon' since at least 2002 via speeches to Congress and news interviews. That's 22 years of the same 'imminent threat' that never materializes, yet always serves to justify sanctions or military posturing. The last
time the U.S. 'rewrote the rules' with Iran, it was the 1953 CIA-backed coup that overthrew democratically elected Prime Minister Mohammad Mosaddegh, installing the শাহ (Shah) and sowing the seeds of decades of resentment. Double Standard: The media frames potential U.S. 'strikes' on Iran as legitimate foreign policy options, while any Iranian defensive measures are immediately labeled
'aggression' or 'escalation.' The 'rules of the game' are only rewritten by the U.S. when it serves its imperial agenda, ignoring international law or the sovereignty of nations like Venezuela, which faces crushing U.S. sanctions after a failed 2002 coup attempt against Hugo Chávez, backed by Washington. Follow the Money: The drumbeat for confrontation with Iran directly benefits the