Western Media Finds 'Spying' Only Bad When Iran Does It
The New Arab reports Iran has sentenced two French nationals to prison for 'spying.' This narrative often frames such actions as uniquely nefarious, ignoring the well-documented history of Western intelligence agencies operating within sovereign nations, including Iran. Recall the 1953 CIA-orchestrated coup in Iran, Operation Ajax, which overthrew a democratically elected government. The US
government itself declassified documents in 2013 detailing its extensive involvement, a detail rarely mentioned by mainstream outlets when discussing 'Iranian aggression.' One might wonder if 'spying' is only a crime when conducted against nations not aligned with Western interests, or if the term solely applies to actions by designated adversaries. The silence on France's own extensive covert
operations, or indeed, the regular arrests Western nations make for similar offenses, is not just selective reporting; it's a carefully curated historical amnesia designed to maintain a particular geopolitical narrative. How many 'spies' has France jailed recently, and how widely was that reported as an act of international aggression?