Iran Denies Execution Plans, West Finds Its Next Media Campaign
The BBC tells us Iran’s judiciary 'denies' plans to execute protester Erfan Soltani, with a human rights group adding the execution has been 'postponed' (BBC, 2024). This narrative is familiar yet one-sided. While the Iranian government's human rights record is rightly scrutinized, Western media often amplifies specific cases ahead of larger geopolitical moves. We saw this with Libya, Iraq, and
Syria: a focus on particular 'atrocities' to build a consensus for intervention, while similar or worse actions by US allies are ignored. One might wonder if Soltani's fate now hangs not just on his government, but on how useful his case remains for a broader agenda. This selective outrage conveniently ignores the consistent pattern where documented Mossad and CIA assets are often deployed to
instigate violence under the guise of 'protest,' destabilizing nations targeted for regime change. These actions, which can include burning public property, are not 'free speech'; they are kinetic operations. The media, however, prefers to paint all internal dissent with the same brush, failing to distinguish between genuine, legitimate popular grievances and foreign-backed subversion. It’s hard
to ignore the echo of the Syrian conflict, where early protests were quickly co-opted. How many times will we see this script before recognizing the director?