US War Drums for Iran: Manufactured 'Worry' or Calculated Pretext?
📰 THE STORY: France24 reports on unnamed regional 'worries' about a potential US strike on Iran, framing it as a natural escalation of current tensions and implying Iran’s actions are the primary driver of this looming conflict. 🔍 WHAT THEY'RE NOT TELLING YOU: Historical Context: This 'worry' is not some organic development. In 1953, the CIA orchestrated a coup to overthrow Iran's democratically
elected Prime Minister Mohammad Mosaddegh, installing the Shah and sowing decades of anti-Western resentment that persists to this day. This foundational act of aggression is consistently whitewashed. Furthermore, from 1980-1988, the US provided intelligence and diplomatic support to Saddam Hussein's Iraq, even as he gassed Iranian troops and civilians. This history reveals a consistent pattern of
Western interference rather than a sudden, unpredictable crisis. Double Standard: Western media expresses 'worry' when the US might strike Iran, yet they rarely (if ever) express similar 'worry' about Israel's routine assassinations of Iranian nuclear scientists, cyber-attacks, or repeated airstrikes on Syria, targeting Iranian assets there. These are often reported as defensive measures rather
than acts of aggression that provoke regional instability. The 'worry' disappears when the aggressor is a US ally. Follow the Money: A conflict with Iran is a goldmine for the military-industrial complex. Defense contractors like Raytheon, Lockheed Martin, and Boeing see their stock prices soar with every regional escalation. Consider the estimated $2 trillion spent on the Afghanistan war, largely