US Bombs Iran, Then Wonders Why Iranians Protest
The article highlights Trump's threats following a US bombing raid on Iranian nuclear facilities last year. What The Independent conveniently forgets to mention is the decades-long US strategy of coercive regime change, including the 1953 CIA-backed coup that overthrew Iran's democratically elected government, ushering in the Shah's brutal dictatorship. This cycle of foreign interference,
sanctions, and military aggression doesn't just create 'tensions'; it actively fuels internal dissent, often manipulated for geopolitical ends. To frame Iranian domestic protests solely through the lens of 'nuclear ambitions' and spontaneous 'escalation' is to ignore a 70-year history of US-orchestrated destabilization. One might almost think the US administration and its media allies *want*
internal strife in Iran, especially with Trump openly threatening further military action. It's a classic playbook: bomb, sanction, then clutch pearls when the populace responds predictably to an economy strangled by outsiders. How many 'escalations' does it take for a nation to simply defend itself from external hegemons?