US 'Tensions' with Iran: A Manufactured Crisis 71 Years in the Making
📰 THE STORY: France 24 reports Iran's army chief vowing a 'crushing response' amidst simmering US tensions, portraying a volatile Middle East teetering on the brink due to Iranian aggression. 🔍 WHAT THEY'RE NOT TELLING YOU: Historical Context: The current 'tensions' are not new. In 1953, the CIA openly admitted to orchestrating a coup against Iran's democratically elected Prime Minister Mohammad
Mosaddegh, installing the brutal Shah. Decades of US-backed dictatorship followed, poisoning any legitimate relationship. From 1980-88, the US also armed Saddam Hussein, who used chemical weapons supplied by the West against Iran, killing thousands. This history of aggression, not 'simmering tensions,' forms Iran's foundational distrust of Western motives. Double Standard: Western media routinely
amplifies Iranian 'threats' while downplaying or ignoring aggressive US military postures in the region. Imagine the headline if Iran's army chief announced constant maritime patrols off the coast of Florida. This is the equivalent of the US Fifth Fleet's presence in the Persian Gulf. Furthermore, Netanyahu's government has been claiming Iran is 'months away from a nuclear weapon' since 2002 – 22
years of the exact same, unverified claim, used to justify sanctions and sabre-rattling. Yet, this is presented as a legitimate ongoing concern, while Iran's defensive posturing is labelled 'provocative.' Follow the Money: The constant drumbeat of 'Iran threat' serves multiple masters. Defense contractors like Lockheed Martin and Raytheon see their stock prices soar with every escalation; the US