{"id":47299,"date":"2026-03-22T11:03:02","date_gmt":"2026-03-22T18:03:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/occupysf.net\/?p=47299"},"modified":"2026-03-22T11:03:04","modified_gmt":"2026-03-22T18:03:04","slug":"how-us-imperialism-shaped-the-iran-we-see-today","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/occupysf.net\/index.php\/2026\/03\/22\/how-us-imperialism-shaped-the-iran-we-see-today\/","title":{"rendered":"How US Imperialism Shaped the Iran We See Today"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/bathtubbulletin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/image-83.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-72648\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Journalist Rida Ali charts the history of US intervention in Iran from 1953 to the current attack in this video explainer.<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><tbody><tr><td><a href=\"https:\/\/substack.com\/@rozanawithrida\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Rida Ali<\/a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/substack.com\/@teamzeteo\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Team Zeteo<\/a><br>Mar 21, 2026<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Journalist Rida Ali charts the history of US intervention in Iran from 1953 to the current attack in this video explainer. Watch video and&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/zeteo.com\/p\/how-us-imperialism-shaped-the-iran\">Read on Substack<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On February 28, the political landscape of the Middle East shifted dramatically following a reported US airstrike that killed Ayatollah Khamenei. But 2026 is far from the first time the US has been involved in Iranian politics.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/substack.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.prdr4WQ3bD1LC87C0zftd1fSQtvcqSpq8nxlOUpH3xU?&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_source=subscribe-widget&amp;utm_content=191614506\">Upgrade to paid<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Many of the sentiments and strategies we see today echo actions from over 70 years ago in 1953, when a democratically elected leader was overthrown after attempting to nationalize Iran\u2019s oil. For many Iranians, this moment feels like part of a much longer pattern of Western intervention shaping the country\u2019s trajectory. If you think you know the story, let\u2019s take a closer look at how the past and present are deeply connected.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Journalist Rida Ali charts the history of US intervention in Iran from 1953 to the current attack in this video explainer. Rida Ali&nbsp;and&nbsp;Team ZeteoMar 21, 2026 Journalist Rida Ali charts the history of US intervention in Iran from 1953 to the current attack in this video explainer. Watch video and&nbsp;Read&#8230; <a class=\"continue-reading-link\" href=\"http:\/\/occupysf.net\/index.php\/2026\/03\/22\/how-us-imperialism-shaped-the-iran-we-see-today\/\"> Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr; <\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/occupysf.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/47299"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/occupysf.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/occupysf.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/occupysf.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/occupysf.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=47299"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"http:\/\/occupysf.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/47299\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":47300,"href":"http:\/\/occupysf.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/47299\/revisions\/47300"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/occupysf.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=47299"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/occupysf.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=47299"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/occupysf.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=47299"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}