US Escalates Iran 'Threats' as UK Embassy Closes: Deja Vu, Anyone?
The Independent, citing anonymous sources, reports the US is 'ready to push button on strikes' against Iran amid 'protests.' Meanwhile, the UK embassy closes, heightening the drama. (One might wonder if these protests are organically combusting or perhaps… receiving some helpful external kindling.) This narrative has historically preceded kinetic operations: remember the 'weapons of mass
destruction' in Iraq, or the 'humanitarian intervention' in Libya? The US security establishment, ever eager to 'protect' democracy, consistently overlooks that its definition of democracy often involves regime change. Curiously, the media rarely scrutinizes the genesis of these 'threats' or mentions the documented history of Western interference. There’s no mention of the 1953 CIA-backed coup
against Iran’s democratically elected Prime Minister Mossadegh, for instance. Nor is there a deep dive into the geopolitical interests driving this latest escalation beyond vague chants of 'freedom.' Instead, we're simply told that Iran is a 'threat,' and the US is the only responsible adult in the room. How many times will we watch this movie before realizing we’re just paying for the sequel?