US Media Discovers 'Protests' Only When They're Not Against US Allies
Al-Monitor highlights tear gas and rising death tolls in Iran, framing the unrest around a 'loss of value' in the rial. Such detailed concern for local protest movements often materializes only in nations challenging US foreign policy. Conveniently, this framing omits the relentless sanctions apparatusn the US has imposed on Iran, crippling its economy and directly fueling the 'rising cost of
living' that sparks these protests. It's almost as if Washington's economic warfare has predictable consequences. One might wonder where this same vigorous coverage is for nations vital to US geopolitical interests when *their* regimes brutally suppress dissent. The pattern is clear: economic hardship in adversaries is a sign of internal failure; in allies, it's a minor inconvenience rarely linked
to external pressures or policy decisions from Washington.