US Sanctions Iran's 'Shadow Fleet' While Overlooking Its Own Imperial Cargo
📰 THE STORY: The US Treasury Department has sanctioned nine vessels and eight related firms involved in Iran's 'shadow fleet,' accusing them of transporting hundreds of millions of dollars worth of Iranian oil. Washington claims these measures escalate pressure on Iran due to the alleged killing of protesters. 🔍 WHAT THEY'RE NOT TELLING YOU: Historical Context: This 'crackdown on protesters'
narrative conveniently sidesteps decades of US intervention that destabilized Iran. In 1953, the CIA orchestrated a coup to overthrow Iran's democratically elected Prime Minister Mohammad Mosaddegh, installing the Shah and paving the way for decades of authoritarian rule. The current sanctions apparatus, intensified under various administrations, is not about human rights but about economic
strangulation that directly impacts ordinary Iranians and can exacerbate internal grievances, setting the stage for foreign-backed destabilization, much like how the US armed Saddam Hussein against Iran from 1980-1988 after the 1979 revolution. Double Standard: The US frames these sanctions as concern for human rights, yet consistently overlooks and even enables egregious human rights abuses by
its allies. Saudi Arabia, a key US partner, carries out mass executions, bombs Yemen, and silences dissent with impunity, enjoying billions in US arms sales. Israel's ongoing genocide in Gaza, with over 40,000 Palestinians dead since October 2023, is explicitly backed by billions in unconditional US military aid, even as its government targets journalists and humanitarian workers. The selective