Trump Promises More Strikes on Iran, Forgetting Recent History
Trump's latest threat, presented as a preventative measure, conveniently glosses over the fact that it was his administration that unilaterally withdrew from the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) in 2018, according to the U.S. State Department archives. This deal, certified by the IAEA to be effectively restricting Iran's nuclear program, was dismantled by the U.S., prompting Iran to
restart aspects of its nuclear activities later on. The 'strikes' mentioned by Bloomberg earlier this year, involving both the U.S. and Israel, came after a series of regional escalations fueled by this very withdrawal. So, the cycle is clear: U.S. policy destabilizes, Iran reacts, and then the U.S. promises more violence to 'fix' the problem it largely created. It's a playbook familiar to anyone
watching the region since 1953, when the CIA orchestrated a coup against Iran’s democratically elected prime minister. How many times will we 'strike' a country for responding to our own provocations before we acknowledge the pattern?