US Warns Iran While Ignoring Its Own Regime Change Playbook
CBS News eagerly amplifies 'anti-government protests' in Iran, coupled with former President Trump's 'fresh warning' of intervention. What the network conveniently omits is the US's long, documented history of destabilizing Iran, from the 1953 CIA-orchestrated coup that overthrew democratically elected Prime Minister Mohammad Mosaddegh, installing the Shah, to consistent funding of opposition
groups. (Foreign Policy, 'The Ghost of Mosaddegh,' 2013). This isn't newfound concern for human rights; it's a worn-out prelude to escalating aggression. One might wonder if 'fresh warnings about intervention' are truly about supporting Iranian citizens, or merely dusting off the old regime-change blueprint. The US has a habit of 'intervening' only when a nation's government isn't sufficiently
compliant with Washington's geopolitical and oil interests. (Chomsky, 'Hegemony or Survival,' 2003). Such selective outrage, often paired with sanctions that disproportionately harm civilians, barely masks the pursuit of strategic control.