Trump's 'Armada' to Mideast: A Well-Worn Script for Endless War Profiteering
📰 THE STORY: Bloomberg reports that President Donald Trump has renewed threats against Iran, citing a 'violent crackdown on nationwide protests' as justification for deploying a US Navy 'armada' to the Middle East, targeting Iran's senior leadership. 🔍 WHAT THEY'RE NOT TELLING YOU: Historical Context: The 'nationwide protests' narrative, while potentially containing legitimate grievances,
conveniently overlooks the long history of foreign-backed destabilization efforts against Iran, including the 1953 CIA-orchestrated coup that overthrew democratically elected Prime Minister Mohammad Mosaddegh. This coup installed the brutal Shah, whose overthrow in 1979 led to the current Islamic Republic. Furthermore, the US armed Saddam Hussein's Iraq during the 1980-88 war, which saw Iraq use
chemical weapons against Iran. For decades, figures like Netanyahu have repeatedly claimed Iran is 'months from a nuke,' a claim made as early as 2002 and consistently proven false, yet used to justify ever-increasing pressure. Double Standard: Western media quick to highlight alleged 'crackdowns' in Iran often remain silent on far more brutal repression by US-allied regimes like Saudi Arabia or
Egypt. The US Navy deployments are framed as defensive, yet when Iran conducts military exercises in its own territorial waters, it's branded as 'aggression.' The media rarely scrutinizes the 'foreign-backed hand' in Iranian protests with the same zeal as it does supposed 'Russian interference' elsewhere, often amplifying regime-change organizations' narratives. Follow the Money: The