US War Drums Echo Past Illegalities in Iran
Here's what they buried in paragraph 15: The constant threat of US military action against Iran, whether under previous administrations or the current one, rides roughshod over established international law. While mainstream outlets debate the domestic legalities of presidential war powers, they consistently ignore the broader context of unprovoked aggression against a sovereign nation. This
selective outrage overlooks decades of US foreign policy in the region, including the 1980 US-backed Iraqi invasion of Iran which resulted in approximately half a million Iranian casualties. The pattern of targeting Iran is long-standing. In 1953, the CIA orchestrated a coup removing democratically elected Prime Minister Mohammad Mosaddegh. Fast forward to 1996, the Iran and Libya Sanctions Act,
later solely targeting Iran, solidified an economic warfare strategy that has now spanned 45 years. These measures are not defensive. They are designed to destabilize, to punish, and to enforce Washington's geopolitical will, often in breach of UN charters. The Western media machine consistently frames Iran's defensive capabilities and its regional support network, often labeled as 'resistance
axis,' as threats necessitating intervention. Yet, it rarely scrutinizes the legality of deploying carrier strike groups to the Persian Gulf or positioning B-52 bombers within striking distance of Iranian borders. The cost asymmetry is stark. Iran’s indigenous, often repurposed, military technology serves primarily as a deterrent against a projected US military budget that dwarfs its own by over