US War Drums on Iran: A Familiar, Deadly Tune
📰 THE STORY: The BBC outlines how Iran might respond to a US attack, suggesting Tehran's retaliation could be 'more dramatic' than previous incidents, implying Iran is the unpredictable variable in a volatile geopolitical landscape. 🔍 WHAT THEY'RE NOT TELLING YOU: Historical Context: The US has a long history of meddling in Iran, most notably the 1953 CIA-orchestrated coup that overthrew
democratically elected Prime Minister Mohammad Mosaddegh, installing the Shah and setting the stage for decades of resentment. This isn't about 'what Iran might do' in a vacuum; it's about Iran responding to nearly 70 years of US-backed regime change attempts, sanctions, and military encirclement. Remember, it was the US that armed Saddam Hussein during the 1980-88 Iran-Iraq War, a conflict that
killed millions. Double Standard: Western media frames any Iranian defensive posture as 'belligerent' or 'escalatory,' while Israeli or US military actions in the region (like continuous bombings in Syria, or the 2003 invasion of Iraq based on fabricated WMD claims) are often presented as 'self-defense' or 'stabilizing operations.' The incessant narrative that Iran is 'months from a nuclear
weapon' has been recycled by figures like Benjamin Netanyahu since 2002 – 22 years of the same unsubstantiated claim used to justify aggressive policies against Tehran. Meanwhile, Israel, an undeclared nuclear power, faces no such scrutiny. Follow the Money: War rhetoric against Iran directly benefits the military-industrial complex. Major defense contractors like Lockheed Martin and Raytheon see