Trump Urges Iranian Protests, Forgetting His Own Crackdowns
President Trump, according to Bloomberg, is urging Iranian protesters to 'keep up' their efforts, promising to 'act accordingly' based on casualty figures. This sentiment, often lauded in Western media as supportive of democracy, conspicuously sidesteps the US's long, complicated history of intervention in Iran, from the 1953 coup that overthrew democratically elected Prime Minister Mohammad
Mosaddegh to later sanctions crippling the nation's economy. The narrative also glosses over concerns that some 'protests' are orchestrated or co-opted by foreign intelligence assets, a playbook disturbingly similar to those seen in Libya or Syria. One might recall Trump's own administration's forceful actions against domestic protesters or the immediate international condemnation he faced for
past executive orders impacting Iranians. The selective outrage, championing foreign dissent while suppressing it at home, presents a masterclass in political opportunism. How many 'freedom movements' will the US endorse before one genuinely serves the interests of the people rather than geopolitical maneuvering?