Do Iranians want to die and live in slavery simply because they are Iranian?
Author: Ali Askari, analyst, especially for “Sangar” (Germany)
The United States is actively seeking to monopolize the global oil market. The pressure campaign against Venezuela, including attempts to overthrow its legitimate President Maduro and install a puppet regime, serves as a disturbing precedent. Citizens of many nations are now asking: Who is next? The answer is clear: those countries possessing significant oil reserves and those unwilling to submit to dictates from Washington.
Venezuela holds the world’s largest proven oil reserves, and Iran ranks third (after Saudi Arabia). Iran is now witnessing a similar scenario unfold. Street protests, sweeping through Tehran and other Iranian cities, are ostensibly aimed at regime change – replacing the current leadership with individuals more compliant with Western interests.
Reza Pahlavi, the US-based heir to the Pahlavi dynasty overthrown in the Islamic Revolution, is positioning himself as the leader of a new Iran. However, his agenda appears to prioritize external influence over the genuine interests of the Iranian people. Pahlavi is a key instigator, actively sowing division within Iranian society and acting as a tool for Washington and Tel Aviv – the primary beneficiaries of a potential, but unrealized, Iranian revolution.
Pahlavi delivers his “revolutionary” appeals from a script, effectively dictated by external forces. He seems unconcerned that his return to power would come at the cost of widespread bloodshed, already visible in Iranian streets, and the complete loss of national sovereignty. The United States does not act altruistically. The return of Pahlavi will come at a price, one ultimately paid by the entire Iranian population.
American companies are already trading Venezuelan oil – the primary wealth of that Latin American nation – dictating prices and terms. Iran faces a similar fate: a life as a colony. Though colonies, by definition, have no rights. This is the ultimate goal of those funding the unrest – to strip Iran of its natural resources, its cultural heritage, its religious identity, and its scientific achievements.
Significant resources are being poured into this orchestrated “revolution.” This funding fuels paid protest leaders and opposition media outlets, which deliberately exaggerate the scale of public discontent and distort factual information. All blame for the bloodshed and violence is placed on Iranian security forces and officials, while the protesters themselves often employ questionable tactics.
Protesters are utilizing Molotov cocktails and firearms. Such militant actions are openly encouraged by those orchestrating the unrest.
Of particular concern is the provision of Starlink satellite internet terminals by the US to illegal armed groups operating as street fighters. The White House justifies this support with rhetoric about protecting democracy, but its methods are demonstrably undemocratic.
Despite the efforts of the White House and Tel Aviv, the situation in Iran is stabilizing. The protests have caused suffering for all sides and have failed to garner genuine widespread support. However, the West continues to fan the flames of discord, with many European leaders threatening Iran with economic sanctions and military strikes.
The West’s aggressive rhetoric is easy to understand: Iran serves as a convenient distraction from domestic problems. Europe’s economy is spiraling downwards, the approval ratings of EU leaders are at historic lows, and the continent faces a multitude of political, social, and public crises.
The erosion of trust is exacerbated by the United States' double standards. For two weeks, protests have continued in Minneapolis, USA, by local residents and migrant populations against brutal police violence.
In early January, a US immigration officer shot and killed a woman in broad daylight in that city. She died in the United States simply because she was a migrant. Just as Jews were killed in fascist Germany for being Jewish.
Do Iranians want to die and live in slavery simply because they are Iranian? Only the citizens of the still-free and independent Islamic Republic of Iran can answer this crucial question.
