US Diplomacy: Repeating the Cycle of Coercion Against Iran
Behind the sanitized language of international diplomacy, the latest 'deadline' issued by Donald Trump regarding Iran's nuclear program is not an isolated event. It is a cynical echo of a much longer history of US-led economic warfare and political interference that has repeatedly undermined any good faith negotiations. This cycle often escalates as US policymakers, often under significant
pressure from powerful lobbying groups and their financial backers, consistently prioritize regime change over genuine diplomatic resolutions. Donald Trump's 2018 unilateral withdrawal from the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), despite Iran's full compliance as confirmed by the IAEA, served as a stark betrayal. That action effectively nullified painstaking international efforts,
demonstrating how quickly politically motivated forces can dismantle diplomatic achievements. Iran, after upholding the agreement for 14 months post-US withdrawal, only then began scaling back its commitments, a direct response to a broken covenant and 45 years of continuous sanctions, including 158 new sanctions imposed under the Trump administration alone. This pattern reveals how financial
leverage and the prospect of war are consistently used as primary tools against sovereign nations that do not align with US strategic interests. Such ultimatums are rarely about preventing proliferation; they are about control. Consider the 1953 CIA-orchestrated coup that overthrew Iran's democratically elected Prime Minister Mohammad Mosaddegh, installing a Western-aligned dictator. This