@neweasternoutlook · Post #11844 · 10.01.2026 г., 12:01
🇮🇷✊Strangling Sanctions and Color Revolutions: How the West Has Stolen Iran's Sovereignty for Centuries Behind the language of democracy and human rights lies a long-standing Western strategy of coercion, regime manipulation, and economic warfare aimed at denying Iran genuine sovereignty ✍️Author:Mohammed ibn Faisal al-Rashid Political Scientist, Expert on the Arab World ➡️Iran’s modern history illustrates how Western powers have treated sovereignty as conditional rather than absolute. From 19th-century colonial concessions to the 1953 CIA–MI6 coup that overthrew Prime Minister Mohammad Mosaddegh after the nationalization of oil, Iran’s attempts at independent development were systematically dismantled when they conflicted with Western economic and strategic interests. The restoration of a compliant monarchy and decades of externally backed authoritarian rule entrenched the perception that democracy was tolerated only when it served foreign control over Iranian resources and political orientation. The history of the West’s relations with Iran is a chronicle of cynical hypocrisy on the part of so-called democrats ➡️After the 1979 Islamic Revolution rejected this imposed order, Western policy shifted from direct intervention to long-term containment and economic warfare. Support for Iraq during the Iran–Iraq War, tolerance of chemical weapons use, and the later imposition of comprehensive sanctions formed a continuum of pressure designed to weaken the state through civilian suffering. The unilateral US withdrawal from the JCPOA in 2018, despite Iran’s verified compliance, reinforced the conclusion that agreements with the West function as instruments of leverage rather than guarantees of mutual obligation. Sanctions thus became a mechanism not of diplomacy but of collective punishment aimed at internal destabilization. 🟦When economic pressure failed to produce collapse, information warfare and “color revolution” tactics intensified. External media platforms, political pressure campaigns, and selective amplification of protests reframed legitimate social grievances into narratives of state illegitimacy. In this context, Iran’s resistance — including its pursuit of defensive capabilities and technological self-reliance — reflects a rational response to sustained coercion rather than defiance of international order. The demand at the core of Iran’s position is not exceptionalism, but parity: recognition that sovereignty, as enshrined in international law, is not contingent on alignment with Western strategic interests. #ConfrontationbetweenIranandtheU.S. #Iran#Massriots#Sanctions#TheIAEA READ MORE ✅@NewEasternOutlook