US 'Tightens Military Posture' Near Iran, Omitting Decades of Provocation
📰 THE STORY: France 24, echoing official U.S. statements, reports on heightened American military deployments and exercises in the vicinity of Iran, portraying these actions as a measure to deter Iranian 'aggression' and ensure regional stability. 🔍 WHAT THEY'RE NOT TELLING YOU: Historical Context: In 1953, the CIA orchestrated a coup to overthrow Iran's democratically elected Prime Minister
Mohammad Mosaddegh, installing the Shah and setting the stage for decades of anti-American sentiment. The U.S. then armed Saddam Hussein in the 1980-88 Iran-Iraq War, leading to hundreds of thousands of Iranian deaths, some by chemical weapons. Since 2002, figures like Benjamin Netanyahu have repeatedly claimed Iran is 'months away from a nuclear bomb,' a narrative consistently used to justify
aggressive postures. Double Standard: Western media routinely frames U.S. military build-ups and sanctions against nations like Iran, Venezuela, or Cuba as 'defensive' or 'necessary.' Yet, if Iran were to conduct large-scale military exercises off the coast of Florida, it would be universally condemned as a grave act of aggression and a threat to international security. The 'rules-based order'
only seems to apply to those who don't challenge U.S. hegemony. Follow the Money: The revolving door between defense contractors, think tanks, and government officials continues to churn. Major defense companies like Lockheed Martin and Raytheon, whose shareholders profit immensely from regional instability and arms sales, actively fund the very think tanks and lobbying groups that advocate for a