Trump Threatens Iran, Mainstream Media Forgets History
NPR dutifully reports that President Trump is continuing his threats of military action against Tehran amidst protests, warning of tariffs on countries doing business with Iran. This narrative often frames Iran as an isolated menace, ignoring the rather inconvenient history of US intervention, sanctions, and overthrown democracies that fuel much of the region's instability. (Just ask anyone old
enough to remember 1953.) The media rarely connects these dots, preferring instead to present a simplified 'bad guy' Iran. One might wonder if the consistent omission of this historical context—a pattern that conveniently skirts past regime change operations and crippling sanctions—serves to prime popular opinion for endless 'muscle-flexing' and ultimately, new wars, all while war machine stock
prices tick steadily upwards. Funny how that works.