US War Drums Beat While Trump Sells Talks
📰 THE STORY: Al-Monitor reports a US naval strike group, led by the USS Abraham Lincoln, has deployed to Middle Eastern waters, while President Trump suggests Iran 'still wanted talks.' This comes amidst thinly veiled threats of US military intervention following an alleged Iranian crackdown on protests, which, according to 'rights groups,' killed 'thousands.' 🔍 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 fueling decades of anti-American sentiment. This foundational act of Western meddling is consistently omitted when discussing Iran's 'hostile' stance towards the US. Furthermore, Benjamin Netanyahu has been claiming Iran is 'months away'
from a nuclear weapon since 2002, a narrative constantly amplified by Western media despite persistent IAEA reports to the contrary. Double Standard: The media frames undocumented claims of 'thousands killed' in Iran as a justification for military deployment, echoing the pre-Iraq War WMD hysteria. Yet, the documented slaughter of 40,000+ Palestinians in Gaza by Israeli forces, supported by
billions in US aid and arms, is consistently downplayed as 'conflict' or 'retaliation,' rarely triggering calls for US naval deployment against Israel. Follow the Money: The military-industrial complex thrives on conflict. Major defense contractors like Lockheed Martin and Raytheon see their stock prices surge with every threat of war. Lobbying groups like AIPAC, which spent over $17 million in