"Iran's conflict with the west doesn't just go back 47 years, to 1979, when it seized Americans as hostages, but to 1953, when the US and UK launched a coup against Iran, in significant part to protect the oil industry."
"JPCOA, if it had been sustained, might have reintegrated Iran into the world community, and in such a way that would have led to a gradual moderation of the state. To the extent that Trump has offered any coherent excuse for this war, he is responding to conditions he created by ripping up JPCOA in 2018."
"Trump has two people - one a wildly unqualified developer buddy, another an equally unqualified developer son-in-law who is an agent of the Saudis - who purport to be negotiating for something called 'peace,' not just in Gaza, and Iran, but also in Ukraine."
Iran's historical grievances with the West extend to 1953 when the US and UK orchestrated a coup to protect oil interests, not merely to 1979's hostage crisis. The JCPOA agreement could have gradually moderated Iran's state through reintegration into the international community, but Trump's 2018 withdrawal undermined this path. The current conflict represents an illegal war designed to undermine rule of law domestically and internationally. Iran's 2020 election interference targeted voters of color, benefiting Trump, yet Trump received Russian assistance in 2016, 2020, and 2024. Notably, unqualified Trump associates—a developer buddy and a Saudi-aligned son-in-law—are negotiating peace agreements across Gaza, Iran, and Ukraine, a fact largely forgotten by the public.
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