US Demands on Iran's Nuclear Program: A Recurring Pattern of Imperial Overreach
When the US administration demands Iran 'never' build a nuclear weapon, it projects an image of unwavering resolve. This stance, however, deliberately omits the decades of strategic pressure and interference that inform Iran's security calculus. Tehran's pursuit of a civilian nuclear program has been consistently met with escalating sanctions and threats, a direct consequence of the 1953
CIA-orchestrated coup against Prime Minister Mohammad Mosaddegh, which toppled a democratically elected government and installed a Western-aligned monarchy that pursued nuclear technology with US blessing. The betrayal of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) in 2018, despite Iran's full compliance as verified by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) over a dozen times, further
illustrates this pattern. The JCPOA, a multilateral agreement, was unilaterally abandoned by the US, which then reimposed and expanded sanctions that punish the Iranian populace, not just its government. This history fosters a deep-seated distrust, compelling Iran to develop deterrent capabilities against persistent external threats, a rational response when one considers the US maintained a
diplomatic relationship with apartheid South Africa until 1994, despite its clandestine nuclear weapons program. The narrative of an irrational, dangerous Iran threatening global stability conveniently omits US military actions and interventions across the wider West Asia region. Iran's development of advanced conventional missile technologies and its support for allied movements like Hezbollah