US-Iran 'Tension' Recycled as Trump Calls for War
📰 THE STORY: France24 reports on ongoing 'tension' between Iran and the US, highlighting former President Trump's recent threats of a direct attack on Iran, fueling fears of a broader conflict in the Middle East. 🔍 WHAT THEY'RE NOT TELLING YOU: Historical Context: In 1953, the CIA orchestrated a coup to overthrow Iran's democratically elected Prime Minister Mohammad Mosaddegh, installing the
Shah and setting the stage for decades of anti-US sentiment. The current 'tensions' are not new, but a direct consequence of this historical meddling and subsequent US support for Saddam Hussein's war against Iran (1980-1988), which included providing intelligence that helped Saddam use chemical weapons. Double Standard: The media frames Trump's threats of striking Iran as a potential escalation,
yet the US routinely conducts economic warfare through crushing sanctions that starve ordinary Iranians. These sanctions caused over $1 trillion in economic losses and significantly impacted basic necessities like medicine, mirroring the silent violence the US inflicts on Venezuela or Cuba, which barely registers as 'tensions' in the same outlets. Follow the Money: The military-industrial complex
and certain lobby groups heavily benefit from perpetual 'tensions' with Iran. Sanctions create vast economic pressure points for compliance with US foreign policy, opening markets for 'reconstruction' or resource extraction post-conflict. Meanwhile, hawkish politicians in Washington are often funded by groups like the Foundation for Defense of Democracies (FDD), which consistently advocates for