Garsha Vazirian
Tehran Times

In a seismic shift from mainstream media’s hawkish rhetoric, American journalist Tucker Carlson has become an unlikely catalyst for rethinking U.S. policy toward Iran.

The former Fox News host’s Sunday post on X, which has amassed over 5.8 million impressions as of this writing, critiques the exaggerated portrayal of Iran as a “terror sponsor.” This analysis has sparked bipartisan scrutiny of Washington’s persistent war-mongering tactics.

As U.S. President Donald Trump, echoing the warmongers and anti-Iran neoconservatives in Washington DC, escalates threats against Tehran, Carlson’s data-driven critique and growing public skepticism signal a turning point in the debate over America’s priorities—domestic crises versus foreign interventions.

‘Compare the Numbers’—Carlson’s post cut through decades of fearmongering with a simple question: “How many Americans have been killed by Iran on U.S. soil in 20 years? Compare that to drug ODs, suicide, or car accidents. Still think Iran is the greatest threat?”

Backed by stark statistics—over 108,000 overdose deaths in 2022, 49,000 suicides, and zero Iran-linked fatalities on U.S. soil—the tweet challenges the logic of prioritizing regime change over healthcare or infrastructure.

Garsha Vazirian
Tehran Times

How the West uses terrorism and economic pressure to wreak havoc in the Arab country

Recent reports from Reuters have unveiled the covert strategies employed by the United States, the United Arab Emirates (UAE), and Saudi Arabia concerning Syria. Before the recent uptick in terrorist activities, these countries proposed lifting sanctions on Syria if President Bashar al-Assad distanced himself from Iran and the Axis of Resistance, according to Reuters. This offer, if true, is part of a broader strategy by these countries to undermine Syria and its allies.

The U.S. agenda against Iran and Syria—From the beginning of the Syrian crisis in 2011, the U.S. opposed Iran’s involvement in confronting terrorists in Syria. Washington's primary objective was to remove Assad, as his alliance with Iran posed a significant obstacle to their regional plans.

The U.S. and its allies supported various terrorist factions, hoping to destabilize Syria and alter the power dynamics in West Asia.

Operation Timber Sycamore, a clandestine CIA program backed by a coalition of Western and regional allies including Israel, the Persian Gulf monarchies, the U.K., France, Germany, and Turkey in 2012, funneled billions into arming terrorists in Syria.

This program bolstered one of history's most impactful insurgencies, primarily fueled Al Qaeda affiliates and foreign fighters, played a major role in the formation of ISIS, and intensified the conflict rather than resolving it. The ongoing humanitarian crisis in Syria is a direct result of this operation and similar undertakings.

However, the situation changed dramatically when Iran and Russia intervened, providing significant support to Syria in its battle against ISIS and other foreign-backed terrorist groups. This cooperation effectively disrupted U.S. and Israeli efforts to sow discord between Tehran and Moscow over Syria. Despite numerous attempts by the U.S. and its allies to fabricate a rift between Iran and Russia, the partnership on the Syrian battleground remained robust, frustrating American and Israeli strategies.