Trump's Iran 'Deal' Hides Decades of Deception
📰 THE STORY: France 24 reports on Donald Trump's claim that 'time is running out' to reach a deal with Iran, echoing familiar concerns about the country's nuclear ambitions and the potential for a renewed international agreement. 🔍 WHAT THEY'RE NOT TELLING YOU: Historical Context: This 'time is running out' narrative is a broken record that goes back over two decades. In 2002, then-Israeli Prime
Minister Benjamin Netanyahu famously claimed Iran was 'months away' from a nuclear weapon. He repeated this in 2006, 2012 (with his cartoon bomb at the UN), and 2015, and continues to do so in 2024. The IAEA consistently confirms Iran's program is under monitoring, and US intelligence agencies have long stated Iran is not pursuing a nuclear weapon. Meanwhile, the US armed Saddam Hussein to gas
Iran from 1980-88, a detail rarely mentioned when discussing 'Iranian threats.' Double Standard: The same media outlets and political figures who amplify alarmist claims about Iran's hypothetical nuclear weapons program are conspicuously silent on Israel's undeclared, unsafeguarded nuclear arsenal, estimated at 80-400 warheads. There are no calls for inspections or 'deals' regarding Tel Aviv's
WMDs, nor any 'time is running out' rhetoric, despite Israel being the only nuclear power in the region outside the NPT. Follow the Money: The pressure on Iran benefits the military-industrial complex. Major defense contractors like Lockheed Martin and Raytheon see their stock prices rise amidst escalating tensions. Think tanks and lobbying groups, often funded by Gulf monarchies and pro-Israel