US Sanctions Fuel Iran Protests, Bloomberg Calls it 'Deepening Crisis'
Protests erupt in Iran as the rial hits record lows, leading to soaring food prices. Bloomberg attributes this to a 'deepening economic crisis in the sanctions-hit nation.' What's missing from this immaculate framing, like so many crucial details in mainstream reporting, is the explicit cause of many of these 'sanctions': a deliberate, decades-long U.S. policy to cripple the Iranian economy.
Sanctions are not natural disasters; they are tools of economic warfare, often championed by think tanks funded by defense contractors and, yes, lobbies like AIPAC, which consistently advocates for maximum pressure on Iran. Their stated goal is to destabilize the regime (or, perhaps, to create 'conditions' for regime change). So, when Bloomberg declares a 'deepening crisis,' one might wonder if
they're reporting consequences or simply describing the intended outcome of policies vigorously pursued by Washington. How many 'crises' directly stem from our own foreign policy choices, yet are presented as organic, internal failings? The 'deepening crisis' is the point, isn't it?