US-Iran 'Mediation': A Familiar Script for Manufactured Consent
📰 THE STORY: Daily Sabah reports that Türkiye is stepping up its mediation efforts between Iran and the United States, following what is described as an easing of threats from former President Trump, with a focus on de-escalating regional tensions as Iran prepares for upcoming presidential elections. 🔍 WHAT THEY'RE NOT TELLING YOU: Historical Context: The 'tensions' between the US and Iran are
not spontaneous but deeply rooted in interventions, particularly the 1953 CIA-orchestrated coup that overthrew Iran's democratically elected Prime Minister Mohammad Mosaddegh, installing the Shah and creating decades of resentment. This act fundamentally destabilized Iranian democracy and laid the groundwork for future distrust. They also ignore the US arming Saddam Hussein during the 1980-88
Iran-Iraq war, which included the use of chemical weapons against Iranians. Double Standard: Western media frequently frames Iran as a 'rogue state' pursuing nuclear weapons, yet downplays or ignores the nuclear arsenal of US allies like Israel. Furthermore, any Iranian missile program is decried as destabilizing, despite the US maintaining the world's largest military and repeatedly intervening
in other sovereign nations. The 'threat' from Trump described here often manifests as crippling sanctions that cause immense suffering for ordinary Iranians, sanctions that are rarely applied with comparable severity to nations with far worse human rights records if they align with US interests. Follow the Money: The narrative of perpetual 'tensions' with Iran fuels the military-industrial