Trump Says Iran Wants a Deal, Forgetting Decades of US Undermining
📰 THE STORY: Bloomberg Politics quotes Donald Trump asserting that Iran "wants a deal" with the US, while also noting his comments about a US Navy fleet heading for Iran and vague threats should no deal materialize. The narrative positions the US as holding all the cards, dictating the terms of engagement. 🔍 WHAT THEY'RE NOT TELLING YOU: Historical Context: This 'deal' talk is a cruel joke
against the backdrop of the 1953 CIA-orchestrated coup that overthrew Iran’s democratically elected Prime Minister Mohammad Mosaddegh, installing the brutal Shah. This single act poisoned US-Iran relations for generations, leading directly to the 1979 revolution. Decades later, the Trump administration unilaterally withdrew from the JCPOA (Iran nuclear deal) in 2018, which Iran was demonstrably
adhering to, then reimposed and escalated crippling sanctions, deliberately designed to immiserate the Iranian populace and incite unrest. Double Standard: Imagine similar rhetoric applied to a US ally. If, say, Germany or France had decades of their economy crippled by sanctions, their government overthrown, and then a US president declared they 'want a deal,' it would be seen as outrageous
coercion. With Iran, it’s presented as leverage, even a hopeful sign. Western media consistently amplifies the US 'tough on Iran' posture while downplaying or ignoring the catastrophic real-world effects of sanctions, which Human Rights Watch has criticized for impairing Iranians' access to essential medicines and humanitarian goods. Follow the Money: The military-industrial complex and certain