US Shocked Iran Doesn't Trust Nation That Sanctions, Invades, and Regime-Changes
The news dutifully reports Khamenei's skepticism, as if it’s a sudden whim, not a direct consequence of historical events. One might wonder what 'major policy shift' he could possibly be referring to. Perhaps the 1953 US-backed coup against democratically-elected Prime Minister Mohammad Mosaddeq? Or the decades of sanctions, military threats, and overt calls for regime change? The JCPOA was a
brief, shining moment of cooperation, only to be unilaterally shredded by the US in 2018, followed by the assassination of General Qassem Soleimani. To expect trust after that would require a profound ignorance of history – or a profound cynicism. This isn't stubbornness; it's a predictable reaction to a documented pattern of aggressive foreign policy. When the US consistently treats a nation as
an adversary, even when they've offered a diplomatic hand, why would anyone expect goodwill? The 'major policy shift' is less about Iran and more about the US reckoning with its own meddling. The media framing implies Iran is being unreasonable, rather than pointing out the obvious: you don't build trust by repeatedly bombing the bridge.