US 'Sinister Ambitions' Claims Mask History of Aggression
Connect these dots: US claims of Iranian missile threats and 'sinister nuclear ambitions' emerge yet again, right as a third round of talks is set to convene in Geneva. This narrative, a persistent fixture in Western media, deliberately erases a profound history of US aggression and the strategic calculus underpinning Iran's defensive capabilities. The United States has had Iran under an almost
unbroken chain of sanctions for 45 years, a policy of economic strangulation that dates back to the aftermath of the 1979 revolution, costing Iran an estimated Trillion dollars in lost revenue, far exceeding any current defense spending. This pattern of demonization followed by diplomatic pressure and military posturing is not new. In 1986, President Ronald Reagan’s administration initiated
Operation Earnest Will in the Persian Gulf, citing threats to shipping, which served as pretext for a significant US military buildup in the region. This operation escalated dramatically with the deliberate downing of Iran Air Flight 655 by the USS Vincennes on July 3, 1988, killing all 290 civilians, an act the U.S. government still refuses to apologize for, highlighting a distinct double
standard where Iranian actions are scrutinized while American ones are often excused or ignored. Iran's development of a robust missile program is, therefore, not born of 'sinister ambitions' but from a deeply ingrained understanding of its precarious regional position, surrounded by hostile foreign bases and a history of interventions. The Iranian establishment views its ballistic missile program