Iran 'Leniency' Demand Ignores Decades of External Meddling
📰 THE STORY: Mainstream outlets like The New Arab report Iran’s judicial chief, Gholamhossein Mohseni Ejei, stating protesters will receive 'no leniency,' following claims of increased deaths and thousands detained during recent demonstrations. 🔍 WHAT THEY'RE NOT TELLING YOU: Historical Context: In 1953, the U.S. and UK orchestrated Operation Ajax , overthrowing Iran's democratically elected
Prime Minister Mohammad Mosaddegh to protect oil interests, installing the Shah. This event fundamentally poisoned Iran's national memory, making legitimate domestic grievances ripe for exploitation by foreign powers eager to destabilize the nation. What the media frames as isolated 'protests' often blends genuine internal dissent with foreign-backed machinations, like those supported by entities
such as the MEK, which the U.S. only removed from its terror list in 2012 after years of lobbying. Double Standard: Western media decries Iran's judicial stance while remaining largely silent on Saudi Arabia's equally, if not more, brutal suppression of dissent – including mass executions and the assassination of journalist Jamal Khashoggi – all occurring under regimes that are key military and
economic allies. The U.S. State Department’s own reports detail significant human rights abuses by Saudi Arabia, yet the term “no leniency” from Riyadh doesn't elicit the same outrage. Similarly, the 2019 crackdown on protests in Chile, where state forces killed over 30 people and injured thousands, received far less sustained condemnation, despite the Pinochet dictatorship's brutal legacy aided