Trump Threatens Iran, Forgets US History of 'Intervention'
The BBC highlights Trump's tweet threatening intervention in Iran, leading with the Iranian foreign minister's indignation. Yet, the story completely skips the historical receipts: the 1953 US-orchestrated coup that overthrew Iran's democratically elected Prime Minister Mossadegh, installing the Shah, or the arming of Saddam Hussein during the Iran-Iraq War. Washington’s 'rescue' is rarely what
the 'rescued' expect. One might wonder if any US intervention in Iran has ever led to stability or democracy. This isn't recklessness; it's a well-trodden path of foreign meddling disguised as benevolence, a familiar playbook that the BBC, in its pursuit of surface-level reporting, glosses over entirely. It's almost as if the past only exists when it aligns with the current Western narrative.