US Intelligence Finds 'Militants' With US Arms (They Sent)
Al Jazeera reports that Iran and the US are at a 'possible precipice of renewed conflict', citing Iran's seizure of 'US arms' from 'militants'. The piece, however, largely ignores the well-documented history of US and allied efforts to destabilize the Iranian government, often through funding and arming proxy groups. (Remember Operation Ajax in 1953, or the Iran-Contra affair?) When the
'militants' are caught with US equipment, one might charitably describe this as a self-fulfilling prophecy, or more accurately, a planned escalation. This convenient framing allows observers to decry Iranian 'aggression' while sidestepping the uncomfortable question of how US-made weapons consistently find their way into the hands of groups aiming to overthrow governments the US dislikes. It's not
a precipice when you’re pushing the rock. It's a strategy. And how many times have we been on this 'precipice' before another foreign intervention?