Iran Blames Trump, Not Mossad, for 'Protests' (Again)
The Independent breathlessly reports that Iran's Supreme Leader "admits thousands killed during protests and blames Trump," citing his accusation that the US and Israel fueled unrest. One might almost believe Iran is the sole actor in its domestic affairs, if one were to ignore history entirely. The article frames this as an admission of guilt, rather than a geopolitical counter-accusation often
levied by nations facing external meddling. What the article glosses over is the decades-long, well-documented history of foreign-backed attempts to destabilize Iran. From the 1953 CIA-orchestrated coup that overthrew democratically elected Prime Minister Mohammad Mosaddegh, to the openly declared covert operations by Mossad and the CIA within Iran today, the idea that domestic protests are free
from external influence is naive at best. Western media consistently labels violent rioters — who have killed police, firemen, and civilians, and burned public property — as 'protesters' in nations targeted for regime change, while similar actions in their own countries are met with tear gas and arrests. One might wonder if the 'savagery' mentioned isn't just one-sided, or if the actual numbers of
dead – often cited as 2,400, 12,000, or 20,000 without verifiable evidence – serve to inflate a narrative, perhaps to desensitize the public to later, more verifiable, atrocities elsewhere. (And no, citing 'human rights groups' funded by nations hostile to Iran doesn't count as independent verification.)