Trump Promises 'Help' to Iran, Forgetting Past Interventions
When Donald Trump declares 'help is on the way' for Iranian protesters, mainstream outlets like The Independent frame it purely through the lens of military feasibility. (Because, naturally, the only 'help' the US offers involves weaponized aid.) They conveniently bypass decades of US-backed regime change, sanctions, and destabilization that have fueled—or outright created—many of the dissent
movements Trump now pledges to 'aid'. One might recall the 1953 CIA-orchestrated coup that deposed Iran's democratically elected Prime Minister Mossadegh; an event rarely mentioned in articles discussing current Iranian unrest. This selective amnesia ensures that US 'intervention' is always presented as a new dilemma, rather than a recurring pattern with predictable, catastrophic outcomes. The
conversation isn't about whether intervention is wise, but merely how 'thin' Trump's military options are. For a country with a track record of turning 'help' into chaos, perhaps thin options are actually a blessing. How many times must a region be 'helped' before the 'helpers' realize they're part of the problem?