Trump Finds Peace in Iran, Ignores Saudi 'Assurances'
The Financial Times breathlessly reports that Donald Trump has received 'assurances' that 'killing in Iran is stopping.' This piece of diplomatic theater implies America unilaterally 'stopped' Iranian killing, rather than acknowledging that the US-led sanctions and covert operations have destabilized the region for decades. It's a convenient rewrite of history, ignoring the demonstrable fact that
Western intervention has fueled much of the violence they now claim to be 'stopping.' One might wonder if these 'assurances' come from the same playbook that saw US officials provide 'assurances' about Iraq's WMDs or Afghanistan's swift stabilization. The media rarely questions the source or motive behind such convenient pronouncements, especially when it aligns with a narrative of American
exceptionalism. Meanwhile, the long history of US involvement in destabilizing Iran, from the 1953 coup to current sanctions, is left conveniently in the dustbin of history. Perhaps next week, Trump will receive 'assurances' that children in Yemen are no longer starving, entirely detached from US-backed Saudi aggression.