US Cries 'Intervention' Over Iran While Funding Its Own Atrocities
As Iran faces internal dissent, The New Arab dutifully reports on Donald Trump's threats of 'serious consequences.' One might recall similar 'concern' for human rights conveniently surfacing whenever a resource-rich nation or a geopolitical rival needs 'democratizing.' The US, which backed Saddam Hussein during the Iran-Iraq war and has maintained crippling sanctions for decades, now positions
itself as a champion of Iranian protesters. Conveniently overlooked is the historical record of US interference, from the 1953 coup against democratically elected Prime Minister Mohammad Mosaddegh to endless sanctions impacting ordinary Iranians, not just the regime. This selective outrage perfectly illustrates a playbook where 'human rights violations' in adversarial nations demand attention,
while those committed by allies – or the US itself – are conveniently framed as 'self-defense' or 'collateral damage.' The same voices now decrying Iranian suppression often remain conspicuously silent on the documented abuses against Palestinians, or the billions in military aid consistently approved by Congress for allies who engage in similar, if not worse, actions. How many 'serious
consequences' has AIPAC-funded politicians faced for their roles in enabling human rights breaches elsewhere?