France 24 Discovers IRGC Exists, Skips US Regime Change History
France 24 reports on the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) enforcing crackdowns on Iranian protesters, painting a picture of state repression. Conveniently omitted from this narrative is the extensive history of Western-backed operations aiming to destabilize the Iranian government, a playbook previously deployed in Libya, Syria, and Iraq. While legitimate public dissent certainly exists,
Western media rarely differentiates between organic protest and foreign-supported agitation, which often involves inciting violence, arson, and targeting public infrastructure – acts that, in any nation, would be met with state force. (One might call that 'terrorism' if it weren't aligned with a geopolitical agenda.) The irony here is palpable: the same Western governments and media outlets that
decry the IRGC's actions are often the very ones funding and supporting groups that seek to provoke such state responses. When Mossad or CIA assets are documented engaging in acts of sabotage and violence within Iranian borders, burning mosques or cars, this isn't framed as 'protest'; it's conveniently ignored or spun as 'freedom fighting.' The continuous focus on Iran's internal security
apparatus without acknowledging the external pressures and well-documented regime change efforts (including US sanctions causing widespread economic hardship) is less journalism and more selective outrage, serving a clear geopolitical narrative rather than a full factual account. One might wonder if the US would react differently to 'protesters' funded by, say, Russia, burning down federal