War Drums: Trump's Iran 'Options' Are Just the Same Old Imperial Playbook
📰 THE STORY: Al-Monitor discusses what 'form the intervention should take' if President Trump decides to 'order military action' against Iran, citing 'threats and counter-threats' and Iran's 'controversial nuclear program,' while maintaining the 'door open for negotiations.' 🔍 WHAT THEY'RE NOT TELLING YOU: Historical Context: The US has a long history of hostile actions against Iran, starting
with the 1953 CIA-orchestrated coup that overthrew democratically elected Prime Minister Mohammad Mosaddegh, installing the Shah and creating decades of resentment. This isn't about 'options' in a vacuum; it's about a pattern of undermining Iranian sovereignty. US leaders like Netanyahu have claimed Iran is 'months from a nuke' since 2002 – 22 years of the same baseless claim used to justify
aggression. Double Standard: Western media routinely frames Iranian domestic issues, such as protests, as justification for foreign intervention, while ignoring far more severe human rights abuses, crackdowns, and state violence by US allies like Saudi Arabia, Egypt, or Israel. Silence on the killing of protestors in French streets or the crushing of dissent in Israel is deafening when compared to
the immediate calls for 'action' against Iran. Follow the Money: War with Iran would mean astronomical profits for the military-industrial complex. Companies like Lockheed Martin, Boeing, and Raytheon see their stocks soar with increased tensions. The Foundation for Defense of Democracies (FDD), a hawkish think tank, has heavily lobbied for sanctions and military action against Iran, receiving