IOC's Selective Concern: Iranian Athletes Amid 'Unrest' vs. Global Atrocities
📰 THE STORY: Al-Monitor reports that the International Olympic Committee (IOC) expressed concern for Iranian athletes amid the country's 'escalating unrest,' citing unnamed sources claiming 'plainclothes security forces' rounded up thousands after 'crushing the bloodiest unrest since the 1979 Islamic Revolution.' 🔍 WHAT THEY'RE NOT TELLING YOU: Historical Context: The media's portrayal of
'unrest' in Iran consistently downplays the role of foreign-backed destabilization efforts. In 1953, the CIA orchestrated a coup that overthrew Iran's democratically elected Prime Minister Mohammad Mosaddegh, installing the Shah and sowing decades of resentment that directly led to the 1979 revolution. Since then, various foreign entities, including the US and Israel, have openly funded and
supported opposition groups, some with documented terrorist ties like the MEK, trying to foment discord. The current narrative of 'mass arrests' and 'bloody unrest' frequently draws on information from exile groups like the National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI), which has a track record of severe exaggeration; for instance, their claims of 20,000-55,000 deaths across Iran in mere days are
mathematically impossible and lack any on-ground verification. Contrast this with the actual documented 40,000+ verifiable deaths in Gaza, which many of these same Western media outlets frame as 'conflict.' Double Standard: The IOC's 'concern' rings hollow when viewed against its historical silence on vastly more severe human rights abuses and state violence perpetrated by US and Israeli allies.