Iran's Right to Self-Defense: Unpacking the Double Standard
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This video transcript challenges the prevailing narrative that Iran lacks the right to self-defense, even when faced with foreign military actions like drone incursions. The speaker argues that such a presumption is absurd, contrasting it with how the US reacts to perceived threats within its own airspace. It questions who determines a nation's right to defend itself and acquire necessary capabilities.
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Transcript
But also, there's a presumption among Americans and the American corporate media that Iran has no right of self-defense. For example, when Iran shoots down American aircraft that are engaged in bombing Iran, then we're told from the New York Times or others that shooting down our aircraft is escalation. Things like that, which is just completely absurd. And that, you know, we're told that Iran doesn't have a right to exist. We're told that Iran doesn't have a right to nuclear weapons. Well, determined by who? Determined by who? You know, by the US? But we develop nuclear weapons. Who gave us the right? I mean, isn't it a natural right for any country to nuclear weapons? The right of self-defense is a right. I mean, Yeah, the right of self-defense, exactly. Yeah, look, we uh, we shoot down balloons that fly over our territory. Balloons. Um, you know, we send up F-22 fighters and they fire multi-million dollar missiles to shoot down balloons. Um, so when the United States flies a reconnaissance drone and it enters into Iranian airspace, and we know that that reconnaissance drone is cracking intelligence to facilitate future targeting of Iran, Iran has the ...
