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Let’s talk about who’s actually destabilizing the Middle East.
A thread on hypocrisy, shredded treaties, & why Iran is not the one threatening global war.
(Bookmark this before someone pretends the JCPOA never existed.)
Let’s talk about who’s actually destabilizing the Middle East.
A thread on hypocrisy, shredded treaties, & why Iran is not the one threatening global war.
(Bookmark this before someone pretends the JCPOA never existed.)
2.
Trump didn’t just tear up the Iran nuclear deal—he lit the match, walked away, & then blamed Iran for the fire. The 2015 JCPOA was working. Iran was in compliance.
The U.S. walked. End of story.
Don’t take my word for it—ask the IAEA:
iaea.org/newscenter/foc…
Trump didn’t just tear up the Iran nuclear deal—he lit the match, walked away, & then blamed Iran for the fire. The 2015 JCPOA was working. Iran was in compliance.
The U.S. walked. End of story.
Don’t take my word for it—ask the IAEA:
iaea.org/newscenter/foc…
3.
Then came “maximum pressure.”
Sanctions. Sabotage. Assassinations (Soleimani). Military threats of obliteration.
Imagine doing all that, then saying Iran is the aggressive one.
Brookings called it what it was:
brookings.edu/articles/maxim…
Then came “maximum pressure.”
Sanctions. Sabotage. Assassinations (Soleimani). Military threats of obliteration.
Imagine doing all that, then saying Iran is the aggressive one.
Brookings called it what it was:
brookings.edu/articles/maxim…
4.
Soleimani was assassinated on Iraqi soil, without congressional approval, & was called unlawful by the UN:
ohchr.org/en/press-relea…
Soleimani was assassinated on Iraqi soil, without congressional approval, & was called unlawful by the UN:
ohchr.org/en/press-relea…
5.
Military aggression?
U.S. has conducted 20+ major military interventions since WWII.
Iran? Zero invasions. It works via “proxies/allies”—not pretty, but not Baghdad-level shock-and-awe either.
CRS report:
sgp.fas.org/crs/natsec/R42…
Military aggression?
U.S. has conducted 20+ major military interventions since WWII.
Iran? Zero invasions. It works via “proxies/allies”—not pretty, but not Baghdad-level shock-and-awe either.
CRS report:
sgp.fas.org/crs/natsec/R42…
6.
Fact: Iran has no military bases in Florida.
The U.S., on the other hand, has bases all around Iran—in Iraq, Bahrain, Qatar, Kuwait, UAE.
Al Jazeera’s base map paints it clearly:
aljazeera.com/news/2019/6/28…
Fact: Iran has no military bases in Florida.
The U.S., on the other hand, has bases all around Iran—in Iraq, Bahrain, Qatar, Kuwait, UAE.
Al Jazeera’s base map paints it clearly:
aljazeera.com/news/2019/6/28…
7.
Iran’s strategy is regional, reactive, & yes—through “allies/proxies.”
But let’s not confuse defense against encirclement with global imperialism.
RAND breaks it down:
rand.org/pubs/research_…
Iran’s strategy is regional, reactive, & yes—through “allies/proxies.”
But let’s not confuse defense against encirclement with global imperialism.
RAND breaks it down:
rand.org/pubs/research_…
8.
You don’t need to love Iran’s government or domestic policies (many don’t) to admit this:
The U.S. has been the more dangerous, bigger threat to peace & dishonest player in the region—and that’s not opinion. It’s data.
You don’t need to love Iran’s government or domestic policies (many don’t) to admit this:
The U.S. has been the more dangerous, bigger threat to peace & dishonest player in the region—and that’s not opinion. It’s data.
9.
When Iran warns the U.S. not to start a war, it’s not being “hostile.” It’s reading the room. That’s what you do when you’re ringed by military bases & bad faith.
When Iran warns the U.S. not to start a war, it’s not being “hostile.” It’s reading the room. That’s what you do when you’re ringed by military bases & bad faith.
10.
This isn’t an endorsement. It’s just basic math. And history. And maybe the part where we all stop pretending superpowers are victims.
This isn’t an endorsement. It’s just basic math. And history. And maybe the part where we all stop pretending superpowers are victims.
11.
The U.S. has made a career out of ripping up a working deal, escalating to the brink, then demanding new concessions—that’s not diplomacy. That’s extortion in a suit. That’s extortion with flags.
The U.S. has made a career out of ripping up a working deal, escalating to the brink, then demanding new concessions—that’s not diplomacy. That’s extortion in a suit. That’s extortion with flags.
12.
The narrative flips only because the U.S. controls the loudest microphones.
But on the ground, in the region, people know the score.
And history won’t forget who lit the match.
The narrative flips only because the U.S. controls the loudest microphones.
But on the ground, in the region, people know the score.
And history won’t forget who lit the match.
13.
Thanks for coming to my thread. May your memory be longer than a U.S. foreign policy cycle.
Thanks for coming to my thread. May your memory be longer than a U.S. foreign policy cycle.
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