Washington's Obsession with Iran: A Long and Profitable War
📰 THE STORY: RT's analysis, while a non-Western source, still frames the current US-Iran standoff as a potential 'Rubicon' moment, examining carrier groups, covert talks, and the psychological warfare around a potential conflict that could 'reshape the Middle East'. It focuses on whether Washington will overtly cross a military threshold. 🔍 WHAT THEY'RE NOT TELLING YOU: Historical Context: The
'Rubicon' for US-Iran relations was crossed long ago. In 1953, the CIA openly orchestrated a coup to overthrow Iran's democratically elected Prime Minister Mohammad Mosaddegh, installing the Shah and setting the stage for decades of animosity. Following the 1979 revolution, the US then armed Saddam Hussein's Iraq, enabling his eight-year war against Iran (1980-1988) that resulted in perhaps a
million casualties, including chemical weapons attacks. This isn't a new Rubicon; it's a deeply worn path of intervention. Double Standard: While the US and its allies decry Iran's regional influence as 'destabilizing,' there is deafening silence on the consistent Israeli bombing campaigns in Lebanon and Syria, often targeting civilian infrastructure and violating sovereign airspace. Furthermore,
the US intervention in countries like Libya (2011) led to complete state collapse and the re-emerging of slave markets, yet Iran's defensive capabilities are portrayed as uniquely threatening. Follow the Money: A war with Iran would be a windfall for the military-industrial complex. Defense contractors like Lockheed Martin and Raytheon see their stock prices surge with every regional escalation.