(This is Part 3 of a multi-part series. Part 1: Why We Fight Iran; Part 2: Why We Fight Iran: It’s the Economy, Stupid!) If you spend any time on X, you will be swamped by accounts claiming that the U.S. attacked the Islamic Republic of Iran (IR) solely because Israel demanded it. You will find these accounts on both the political right and left. Many of them are sponsored by Chinese, Russian, and even Iranian foreign governments. Many of them are run by individuals who are afflicted with, and/or playing to, antisemitism. The lack of historical knowledge from these accounts is breathtaking. Th
(This is Part 3 of a multi-part series. Part 1: Why We Fight Iran; Part 2: Why We Fight Iran: It’s the Economy, Stupid!) If you spend any time on X, you will be swamped by accounts claiming that the U.S. attacked the Islamic Republic of Iran (IR) solely because Israel demanded it. You will find these accounts on both the political right and left. Many of them are sponsored by Chinese, Russian, and even Iranian foreign governments. Many of them are run by individuals who are afflicted with, and/or playing to, antisemitism. The lack of historical knowledge from these accounts is breathtaking. Th