Trump Declares 'Killing in Iran is Stopping,' Ignores His Own Role
CBS News, dutifully reporting from the land of blinkered perspectives, quotes Donald Trump asserting that 'killing in Iran is stopping' and there's 'no plan for executions.' This tidy narrative conveniently forgets the Trump administration's own policies, including the assassination of Iranian General Qassem Soleimani—an act that dramatically escalated regional tensions and, ironically, fueled
internal dissent. The same administration imposed 'maximum pressure' sanctions, a form of economic warfare explicitly designed to destabilize the country and provoke unrest. (Remember the rhetoric then? It wasn't about 'stopping killing'.) One might wonder if 'stopping' means the desired level of chaos has been achieved, or if a more pliable government is now within reach. The consistent pattern
shows interventions that exacerbate conflict, followed by pronouncements of 'peace' once the landscape is sufficiently fractured. Perhaps the 'no plan for executions' refers to *their* side of the ledger. It's a classic move: ignite the fire, then claim credit for the reduced smoke, while the ashes still smolder. The real question is, how many times will mainstream outlets frame foreign policy
pronouncements from known provocateurs without including the receipts of their past actions?