Trump's 'Time Is Running Out' Echoes Decades of Iran War Drums
📰 THE STORY: Deutsche Welle reports on Donald Trump's assertion that 'time is running out' for Iran to reach a nuclear deal, framing it as a critical ultimatum from the former president regarding Iran's nuclear program. 🔍 WHAT THEY'RE NOT TELLING YOU: Historical Context: This 'time running out' narrative is as old as the Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's career. Since 2002, Netanyahu
has repeatedly claimed Iran is 'months away' or 'on the verge' of developing a nuclear weapon, a claim that has been disproven by every single intelligence assessment from various Western agencies, including the US. For 22 years, this has been the rallying cry for sanctions and military threats, never materializing. Let's not forget the 1953 CIA-orchestrated coup that overthrew Iran's
democratically elected Prime Minister Mohammad Mosaddegh, installing the Shah, which directly led to decades of resentment and the 1979 revolution – setting the stage for current hostilities. Double Standard: The media selectively amplifies fears about Iran's hypothetical nuclear weapons while largely ignoring actual, undeclared nuclear arsenals in the region. Israel, for instance, is widely
understood to possess nuclear weapons outside of any international inspection regime, yet this fact rarely triggers the same alarmist headlines or 'time running out' warnings. The focus on Iran diverts attention from the region's existing nuclear proliferation. Follow the Money: The constant drumbeat of Iranian nuclear threats directly benefits multiple actors. US defense contractors reap billions