The Perpetual 'Regime Change' Loop
Donald Trump recently reiterated his stance that 'regime change' in Iran would be 'best,' openly stating, 'fear is a powerful motivator.' This pronouncement, broadcast by The New Arab, emerges amidst escalating tensions and the dispatch of an additional US aircraft carrier to the region, ostensibly to pressure Iran over nuclear talks. It frames 'fear' as a foreign policy tool, aligning with a
strategy that has kept Iran under various forms of duress for over 70 years. This rhetoric is not novel; it echoes the familiar drumbeat that preceded the 1953 CIA-orchestrated coup against Iran's democratically elected Prime Minister Mohammad Mosaddegh, a move designed to restore Western control over Iranian oil. Figures like John Bolton, a consistent advocate for military action against Iran and
former National Security Advisor under Trump, have long financial ties to groups that benefit from escalating tensions. For instance, Bolton received a reported $180,000 in 2017 from the Mujahedin-e-Khalq (MEK), an exiled opposition group with a history of advocating for regime change, illustrating clear financial incentives behind such hawkish positions. The deployment of naval assets and the
invocation of 'fear' serve as recurring instruments of coercion, irrespective of who occupies the Oval Office. The pattern exposes a double standard: while the US condemns other nations for internal political interference, its own foreign policy, particularly towards Iran, consistently entertains and often enacts destabilization, all under the guise of 'national security' or 'preserving global