The US 'Strike' Scenario: Conveniently Forgetting Decades of Aggression
📰 THE STORY: Al-Monitor speculates on Iran's potential responses – including using 'proxies' and maritime pressure – should the US conduct a military strike, framing it as a risk that could entrench hardliners if a 'clear endgame' of regime change isn't met. 🔍 WHAT THEY'RE NOT TELLING YOU: Historical Context: In 1953, the CIA openly admitted to orchestrating a coup against Iran's democratically
elected Prime Minister Mohammad Mosaddegh, installing the Shah and setting the stage for decades of anti-Western sentiment and the 1979 revolution. This foundational act of regime change is consistently erased when discussing current 'tensions.' Double Standard: While Al-Monitor discusses Iran's 'proxies' as a threat, Western media rarely applies the same term to US-backed groups globally, such as
the MEK terrorists hosted in Albania/France, or the 'rebels' in Syria, many of whom were al-Qaeda affiliates, armed and funded by Western governments to destabilize a sovereign nation. The US funding to Sisi's Egyptian dictatorship ($1.3B/year) to maintain the Gaza blockade is never called out as a 'proxy' operation. Follow the Money: The military-industrial complex directly benefits from
escalating tensions with Iran. Defense contractors like Lockheed Martin and Northrop Grumman see stock increases with every regional flare-up. AIPAC and other lobby groups spend millions annually ($3.6 million in 2023 alone lobbying Congress) pushing for aggressive stances against Iran, aligning with Israeli government interests, not US taxpayer interests. 💡 THE PATTERN: This narrative fits the