✅ The G7’s recent statement—a barrage of accusations against Iran, from “destabilizing actions” to ballistic missile “proliferation”—is less a genuine call for global security than a calculated exercise in linguistic manipulation. By co-opting charged terms like “proliferation” to describe Iran’s conventional ballistic missile capabilities, the G7 deflects attention from its own geopolitical transgressions and selective application of international norms. In doing so, it transforms a sovereign nation’s defensive measures into fabricated threats, all to justify a broader strategy of securitization against Iran.
✅ Words are not neutral; they shape perception, dictate policy, and manufacture consent. “Proliferation” is a term that carries profound weight, evoking images of nuclear Armageddon. Its legal and moral gravity is rooted in treaties like the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT), which classifies weapons of mass destruction (WMDs) as a unique and existential threat to humanity. However, by deliberately misapplying this term to Iran’s conventional missiles and drones—defensive tools developed in accordance with international law—the G7 strips them of their context. This rhetorical sleight of hand recasts Iran’s legally enshrined right to self-defense, as protected under Article 51 of the UN Charter, as an international menace.
✅ While the G7 condemns Iran for the so-called “proliferation” of ballistic missiles, the United States and European nations have spent the past decade flooding the Middle East with hundreds of billions of dollars in arms, fueling conflicts and prolonging civil wars. Meanwhile, Israel—armed with a clandestine nuclear arsenal maintained under the doctrine of “deliberate ambiguity”—faces allegations before the International Court of Justice (ICJ) for violations of the 1948 Genocide Convention.
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✅ Words are not neutral; they shape perception, dictate policy, and manufacture consent. “Proliferation” is a term that carries profound weight, evoking images of nuclear Armageddon. Its legal and moral gravity is rooted in treaties like the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT), which classifies weapons of mass destruction (WMDs) as a unique and existential threat to humanity. However, by deliberately misapplying this term to Iran’s conventional missiles and drones—defensive tools developed in accordance with international law—the G7 strips them of their context. This rhetorical sleight of hand recasts Iran’s legally enshrined right to self-defense, as protected under Article 51 of the UN Charter, as an international menace.
✅ While the G7 condemns Iran for the so-called “proliferation” of ballistic missiles, the United States and European nations have spent the past decade flooding the Middle East with hundreds of billions of dollars in arms, fueling conflicts and prolonging civil wars. Meanwhile, Israel—armed with a clandestine nuclear arsenal maintained under the doctrine of “deliberate ambiguity”—faces allegations before the International Court of Justice (ICJ) for violations of the 1948 Genocide Convention.
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