US Sanctions Iran, Ignoring Decades of Failed Policy
📰 THE STORY: Reuters, via Al-Monitor, reports that the United States Treasury Department has issued fresh Iran-related and counter-terrorism sanctions, targeting seven Iranian nationals and at least one entity. 🔍 WHAT THEY'RE NOT TELLING YOU: Historical Context: The US has imposed sanctions on Iran for over four decades, ever since the 1979 revolution. Even more critically, the 1953 CIA-backed
coup d'état overthrew Iran's democratically elected Prime Minister Mohammad Mosaddegh, installing the Shah and setting the stage for decades of resentment and the current geopolitical standoff. Sanctions are not a new strategy; they are a perpetual war against the Iranian people, impacting everything from medicine to infrastructure. Double Standard: Western media frames these sanctions as a
targeted response to Iranian 'malign activity' and 'terrorism.' Yet, the same outlets routinely ignore, or even normalize, Saudi Arabia's documented atrocities in Yemen, its internal human rights abuses, and its funding of extremist groups, to which the US sells billions in arms annually. Why are Saudi actions met with arms deals, while Iran faces perpetual economic strangulation? Follow the
Money: The military-industrial complex profits handsomely from escalating tensions. Companies like Lockheed Martin and Boeing rely on regional instability to secure lucrative defense contracts. Furthermore, think tanks and lobbying groups, many funded by interests that align with a hawkish stance on Iran (such as groups closely tied to the Israeli government), continuously push for these