Trump's Iran War Fantasies: Déjà Vu for the Imperial Playbook
📰 THE STORY: The Independent explores various scenarios if former President Trump were to launch military strikes against Iran, discussing outcomes ranging from regime change and regional instability to nuclear escalation, positioning these as 'potential outcomes' of a future hypothetical decision. 🔍 WHAT THEY'RE NOT TELLING YOU: Historical Context: In 1953, the CIA orchestrated a coup against
Iran's democratically elected Prime Minister Mohammad Mosaddegh, installing the Shah and setting the stage for decades of autocratic rule and resentment, which the Islamic Revolution later capitalized on. This fundamental betrayal of Iranian self-determination is the bedrock of current US-Iran tensions, not just 'Trump's threats.' Furthermore, Netanyahu's government has repeatedly claimed Iran is
'months away from a nuclear weapon' since 2002, a claim reiterated in 2006, 2012, 2015, and as recently as 2024, despite IAEA reports finding no evidence of a weapons program. Double Standard: While The Independent dissects the severe 'outcomes' of a theoretical US strike on Iran, the same journalistic rigor is rarely applied to the very real and ongoing genocide in Gaza, where over 40,000
Palestinians have been killed by US-supplied weaponry. The 'threat to regional stability' is highlighted for Iran, but the actual destabilization caused by Israel's decades-long occupation and recent mass displacement is often framed as 'defense' or 'response.' Follow the Money: The military-industrial complex in the United States, alongside pro-Israel lobbying groups like AIPAC, consistently push