Just like during all the recent Iran protests, the language used by Western politicians and media follows a familiar script: “freedom,” “democracy,” and “support for the protesters” is what Europe and the US present as their priorities. Washington and London present themselves as moral actors, standing on the side of the protesters against an oppressive state.
They don’t care if you die: How Iran’s protests became a bargaining chip for oil and powerThe story of the 1953 Iran coup that cost Washington less than $100,000, took just six days, and left hundreds of Iranians dead while reshaping the Middle East for decades.....
By Elizaveta Naumova