Iran: A Century of Betrayal and the Myth of American Innocence.
Why Iran Hates the West — and Perhaps Has Every Reason To
Last night, the United States bombed Iran.
No Congressional approval. No public debate. No moral reckoning. Just bombs—dropped on a sovereign nation that hasn’t attacked us, hasn’t invaded us, and whose people have endured over a century of exploitation and betrayal at the hands of the West.
Let’s be clear: this isn’t new. It’s the continuation of a violent legacy—dressed in the language of “national security,” rooted in racialized fear, and enabled by the silence of too many.
To understand how we got here, you have to go all the way back. Not to 9/11. Not even to 1979. You have to go back to the Bible—particularly to how its narrative underpins the modern conflict between Israel and Iran.
Abraham and the Ancestral Lie
The story begins with Abraham—the patriarch of Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. The man God made a covenant with. A promise that many believe still undergirds the political and spiritual legitimacy of the modern Israeli state.
But here’s what most people don’t realize:
Abraham wasn’t from modern-day Israel. He was from Ur of the Chaldees, an ancient Mesopotamian city—located in what is now southern Iraq, near the edge of modern-day Iran.
Let that sink in.
The spiritual father of Israel—of the covenant itself—was a man from that land. From that soil.
The Iranians we are bombing today? They are descendants of the same region. The same ancestry. The same origin story.
This is what makes today’s so-called “holy war” so twisted:
Israel and its allies claim to be defending God’s promise—while targeting the descendants of the very people that promise was first made to.
If this were truly about divine purpose, this war would make no theological sense.
But of course, it’s not just about the myths we tell ourselves when it comes to God.
It’s about power.
And the people paying the price are overwhelmingly brown, Muslim, and denied the sovereignty the West demands for itself.
Iran Has Been Under Attack for a Long Time — But Not Because They Attacked Us
Iran’s trauma didn’t begin last night.
It began in 1908, when the British struck oil on Iranian soil.
Instead of partnership, they took it. That oil built the British Empire’s Navy and eventually became the foundation of BP—British Petroleum.
Iran’s people saw none of the profits. What they got instead was poverty, pollution, and occupation.
Then, in 1951, something rare happened: hope.
The Iranian people elected Mohammad Mossadegh, a democratic nationalist who tried to nationalize the oil industry. His message was simple:
Let Iranian oil benefit Iranian people.
But the West couldn’t allow that. Oil wasn’t about fairness—it was about control.
So in 1953, the CIA and British intelligence launched Operation Ajax, a coup that overthrew Mossadegh. In his place, they installed the Shah, a brutal, pro-Western monarch who ruled with violence and funneled Iran’s wealth into Western pockets.
This wasn’t about religion. It was about crushing democracy to protect profit.
The Revolution Wasn’t About Extremism — It Was About Dignity
By 1979, the people had had enough. The Shah was exiled. The people revolted.
Out of that came the Islamic Republic—yes, theocratic and flawed, but also a product of righteous indignation. It was about reclaiming dignity and resisting Western domination.
And what did we do?
Did we reflect? Apologize? Offer reconciliation?
No—we armed Saddam Hussein, gave him military intelligence, chemical weapons, and funding to invade Iran. We helped fuel one of the deadliest wars in modern Middle Eastern history.
Over one million people died.
And for what? Revenge.
The 1990s: Isolation and the Logic of Survival
After the war, Iran was sanctioned, isolated, and surrounded by U.S. military bases.
So yes—they began developing weapons. Not to attack us, but to survive us.
Then came 9/11—a tragedy Iran had nothing to do with. In fact, Iran tried to help the U.S. fight the Taliban.
And what did we do?
We labeled them part of the "Axis of Evil."
Because empire doesn’t want partners. It needs enemies.
Obama Tried Diplomacy — And It Worked
Under Obama, we saw a rare moment of diplomacy.
The Iran Nuclear Deal (JCPOA) was historic. It restricted Iran’s nuclear development in exchange for easing sanctions.
And guess what?
It worked. Iran complied. There was oversight. There was progress. There was peace.
Trump’s Legacy: Sabotage, Assassination, and the Slide Toward War
Under pressure from Israel’s far-right government and U.S. neoconservatives, Trump tore it all down—not because Iran broke the deal, but because Obama made it.
Then, he assassinated General Qassem Soleimani—a move so reckless it nearly launched open war.
Now, in 2025, we’ve bombed Iran again. No debate. No vote. Just war.
Let’s Talk About Race
We cannot talk about this without talking about race.
The U.S. doesn’t bomb white countries.
We don’t sanction white-majority democracies into collapse.
We don’t assassinate white generals on foreign soil.
When white countries build weapons, it’s called “deterrence.”
When brown countries do it, it’s called “aggression.”
Let’s be honest:
Iraq. Iran. Syria. Libya. Yemen. Palestine. Afghanistan.
All brown.
The people we fear? Always brown.
The people we bomb? Always brown.
The people we starve with sanctions? Always brown.
This isn’t just war—it’s racialized foreign policy.
It’s imperialism disguised as peacekeeping.
It’s the belief that brown nations must be managed, manipulated, or crushed if they ever dare to govern themselves without Western permission.
The Real Reasons: Power, Oil, Race, and a Manufactured Boogeyman
This was never about safety. It was about:
Controlling oil markets
Enforcing Western dominance in the Middle East
Propping up Israeli military ambitions
Preserving a world order where brown resistance is always labeled terrorism
We created the monster. Then we bombed the rubble. Again.
We Must Name This Moment
This isn’t about Iran. It’s about us.
Our addiction to war.
Our refusal to leave other nations alone.
Our silence when brown people are crushed in the name of Western “values.”
We’ve crossed another line.
We bombed a sovereign nation—again—with no vote, no debate, no honesty.
Iran didn’t ask for this.
And neither did we.
Let’s be real: Iran wants what most people want. Peace. Sovereignty. A chance to live free of foreign domination. A chance to thrive.
Trump was manipulated. Benjamin Netanyahu baited him into this conflict—and he took it. Now, we all will bear the cost.
And here’s the truth: I love this country. I believe in its promise. But America can be violent, especially when it comes to nations that are not white, not Christian—and sometimes even when they are.
We must vote with our conscience. We must be honest about who we elect and what we empower them to do in our name.
This might not be World War III. But it could be the spark.
And if it is, it will be our sons, our daughters, our neighbors on the front lines—fighting a war we started, for reasons we were never honestly told.
We were told this was about “peace.”
But peace doesn’t come from the sky in the shape of bombs.
So ask yourself:
What happened to “America First”? When did it become “Israel First”?
This is not a call for isolation. It’s a call for integrity.
Trump could have armed Israel for defense. He could have pushed for diplomacy. He could have called for peace.
But he didn’t. And now, here we are—just like Kamala Harris warned we would be during her first presidential run.
More war. More death. More lies.
And for what?
