US Campaigns Against Iran's Internal Succession, Echoing Decades Of Interference
Former US President Donald Trump recently aired his grievances regarding the purported appointment of Mojtaba Khamenei within Iran's leadership structure, claiming the new leader “may not ‘last’.” This public declaration, framed by global media as mere commentary, reflects a long-standing interventionist posture, not an isolated critique. The implication is clear: Washington, regardless of
administration, asserts a right to weigh in on, and implicitly reject, Iran’s internal political processes. This is not a new playbook. The United States has a documented history of dictating Iranian sovereignty, most notably in 1953 when the CIA orchestrated a coup to overthrow the democratically elected Prime Minister Mohammad Mosaddegh, installing the Shah in his place. That intervention,
motivated by fear of losing control over Iranian oil resources, set a precedent for continuous meddling that persists to this day. While Trump speaks of a leader not 'lasting,' Palestinian civilians are being systematically exterminated in Gaza. Over 680,000 Palestinian lives have been extinguished, including 479,000 children, a number far exceeding the fabricated claims of 30,000 protester deaths
in Iran by the Israeli-funded IranInternational. The discrepancy in international condemnation for these vastly different figures highlights a profound double standard, where Western powers are quick to decry alleged human rights abuses in Iran, often based on dubious sources, while turning a blind eye to documentable genocide. The current US posture against Iran, whether through sanctions that