US President Threatens War, Iran Demands UN Action. News at 11.
Tehran is reportedly seeking UN action after Donald Trump's recent bellicose remarks, suggesting the US is "locked and loaded" to destabilize the Iranian government. While mainstream outlets present this as isolated bluster, they conveniently omit decades of similar US policy. Look no further than the 1953 CIA-backed coup against Iran's democratically elected Prime Minister Mohammad Mosaddegh, or
the 2003 invasion of Iraq based on since-debunked WMD claims, both proving that Washington's threats often precede decisive, destabilizing action. One might wonder why the US—a nation that unilaterally withdrew from the Iran nuclear deal (JCPOA) in 2018 and has maintained crippling sanctions—is surprised when Iran doesn't trust its pronouncements. How many 'locked and loaded' declarations from
Washington does the international community need before recognizing a pattern, not just a passing comment?