Before the U.S. Air Force bombed the B1 bridge in Karaj and the Israeli Air Force bombed Iranian railways, U.S. and foreign politicians and media harshly criticized President Trump for destroying “civilian targets” in Iran, even accusing him of “war crimes.” The president met with much stronger condemnation from a range of people, including Pope Leo XIV, George Clooney, U.N. Secretary General António Guterres, and AOC, after issuing the ultimatum that unless Iran opens the Strait of Hormuz and agrees to a ceasefire, “A whole civilization will die tonight, never to be brought back again.”
As a temporary ceasefire was declared, many commentators and media outlets have denounced the president and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for targeting “civilian” infrastructure in Iran. However, a closer study reveals that since at least 2004, approximately two-thirds of Iran’s economy has been under the control of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC).
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