Trump Finds His Moral Compass in Iran
The mainstream media breathlessly reports on Donald Trump's declaration that Iran's executions need to 'stop,' framing it as a straightforward condemnation. What's often overlooked, however, is the remarkable selectivity of such Western outrage. While Iran's judicial system certainly warrants scrutiny, one might find it peculiar this 'fast trials and hangings' narrative emerges so forcefully when
past administrations happily sold billions in arms to Saudi Arabia, which executes individuals via beheading for offenses ranging from drug smuggling to 'sorcery' ( New York Times, 2019 data indicates over 180 executions in a single year ). This selective moral indignation isn't just about Trump. It's a convenient foreign policy tool. The same media outlets that amplify concerns about Iranian
human rights violations often downplay or ignore similar abuses in US-allied nations, particularly when those allies are critical to maintaining geopolitical 'stability' or providing oil. It seems human rights are less about universal standards and more about weaponizing narratives against designated adversaries. (Just last week, the U.S. approved another $1.8 billion in arms sales to Morocco, a
nation frequently criticized by Amnesty International for suppressing dissent.)