Iran Blames Trump for Protests, US Media Forgets Its Own Regime Change Playbook
Khamenei's claim, as highlighted by Al Jazeera, might sound like a convenient deflection. However, to fully grasp its weight, one must recall the extensive history of overt and covert U.S. interventions in Iran, including the 1953 CIA-orchestrated coup that overthrew democratically elected Prime Minister Mohammad Mosaddegh. That operation, codenamed 'Operation Ajax,' established a precedent for
foreign influence, a playbook the U.S. has since used in places like Libya, Syria, and Ukraine, where 'protests' often mysteriously align with Western geopolitical interests. Western media's rush to label any dissent in targeted nations as organic 'grassroots' movements, while ignoring documented intelligence funding and support for regime change operations, is a pattern, not an accident. One
might wonder why reports so seldom connect these dots when discussing unrest in countries deemed adversaries. It’s a peculiar blindness where claims of external meddling are dismissed in one breath, while agencies like the CIA openly boast of maintaining 'assets' on the ground. When the U.S. itself admits to cultivating opposition, perhaps accusing a former U.S. President of fueling unrest is less
baseless accusation and more uncomfortable observation. How many times must the U.S. engineer regime change before its adversaries' warnings are treated as anything more than 'blame-shifting'?