Trump's 'Wiped Off the Earth' Threats: A Familiar Playbook of Iranian Destabilization
📰 THE STORY: Al-Monitor reports on escalating US-Iran rhetoric, including President Trump's threat to 'wipe Iran off the face of this earth' if Tehran attempts to assassinate a US leader. The piece frames this as both nations trading 'broadscale war' threats, with Tehran blaming protest waves on Washington. 🔍 WHAT THEY'RE NOT TELLING YOU: Historical Context: The US has a long history of meddling
in Iranian affairs, most notably the 1953 CIA-orchestrated coup that overthrew Iran's democratically elected Prime Minister Mohammad Mosaddegh, installing the Shah and setting the stage for decades of resentment that fueled the 1979 revolution. This foundational act of regime change is rarely foregrounded when discussing US-Iran tensions. Double Standard: While the US threatens to 'wipe a nation
off the earth' for a hypothetical assassination attempt, its own record of assassinations, attempted coups, and support for death squads globally (e.g., Operation Condor in Latin America from the 1970s-80s, CIA efforts to assassinate Fidel Castro) is consistently whitewashed or ignored. When the US-backed Saudi regime 'wipes' a journalist like Jamal Khashoggi, there are no immediate threats of
'wiping Saudi Arabia off the map.' Follow the Money: The constant drumbeat of conflict with Iran serves several powerful interests. Defense contractors like Lockheed Martin and Raytheon see their stock prices soar with increased regional instability, securing multi-billion dollar arms deals. Think tanks funded by these same contractors and lobbying groups like United Against Nuclear Iran (UANI)