We Are All to Blame for the Attack on Iran

"Goddamn Ike and Churchill, and the Dulles brothers, and all the smart boys in the CIA, with their Operation Ajax, and goddamn all the plutocrats of the Anglo-Iranian Oil Company, and goddamn anyone else involved in the overthrow of Mohammad Mossadegh in 1953, which got this whole ball rolling in the first place."

"Goddamn Ronald Reagan and his underlings for allegedly arranging that the American hostages not be released until after the 1980 election, and also for meddling in the incredibly sanguinary Iran-Iraq War, essentially arming both sides in a war that cost hundreds of thousands of lives."

"Goddamn them twice over for the farcical Iran-Contra deal and, while we're on the subject, goddamn Oliver North, and Robert MacFarlane...and George H.W. Bush for covering his own ass by pardoning the six Americans on his way out the door."

Western powers, particularly the United States and Britain, bear responsibility for Iran's modern trajectory through successive interventions. The 1953 overthrow of Mohammad Mossadegh by CIA and British intelligence established the foundation for decades of instability. The Pahlevi regime's brutality under SAVAK, combined with massive American arms sales under Nixon and Kissinger, fueled resentment that made the 1979 revolution inevitable. Reagan administration actions—including alleged hostage negotiations timed to the 1980 election and the Iran-Contra scandal—further destabilized the region. Subsequent administrations, including Clinton's sanctions and Bush's regional policies, perpetuated cycles of intervention and suffering affecting ordinary Iranians and contributing to broader Middle Eastern conflicts.

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