US Warmongering: Tehran Warns of Escalation
📰 THE STORY: Al-Monitor reports that Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei warned of regional conflict if the US attacks Iran, stating this amidst heightened tensions and the US naval buildup ordered by then-President Trump following alleged Iranian actions. 🔍 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 initiating decades of US interference. More recently, in 2018, the Trump administration unilaterally withdrew from the JCPOA (Iran nuclear deal), despite Iran's compliance, and reimposed crippling sanctions, choking the Iranian economy and leading directly to the 'heightened tensions' Al-Monitor mentions. This isn't about 'Iran failing to
stop killing protesters'; it's about persistent US economic warfare and military encirclement. Double Standard: The US maintaining a massive naval presence thousands of miles from its shores (including nuclear-powered aircraft carriers and submarines) in the Persian Gulf is framed as 'deterrence' or 'security responsibility.' When Iran develops its own indigenous defense capabilities or warns
against a foreign attack on its sovereign territory, it's immediately labeled 'saber-rattling' or a 'threat to regional stability,' often omitting the primary aggressor's role. Follow the Money: The military-industrial complex profits obscenely from persistent tension and conflict in West Asia. US defense contractors like Lockheed Martin and Raytheon gain billions from arms sales to Gulf allies