Iran Offers 'Leniency' to 'Deceived' Protesters, Western Media Forgets Its Own Playbook
📰 THE STORY: CBS News reports that Iran's police chief has offered 'leniency' to young people 'deceived' into participating in protests, giving them three days to surrender. The story frames this as an ultimatum, implying a benevolent gesture from an oppressive regime. 🔍 WHAT THEY'RE NOT TELLING YOU: Historical Context: In 1953, the CIA openly admitted to orchestrating a coup against Iran's
democratically elected Prime Minister Mohammad Mosaddegh, installing the Shah and setting the stage for decades of resentment and an eventual revolution. This history of foreign-backed interference is the ghost in every room where 'protests' in Iran are discussed. Furthermore, the US has armed Saddam Hussein to gas Iranian soldiers during the 1980-88 Iran-Iraq war, and for over two decades,
figures like Netanyahu have repeatedly claimed Iran is 'months from a nuke' (first said in 2002), a narrative that justifies continued sanctions and threats. Double Standard: Western media often frames legitimate grievances within Iran as purely a result of regime oppression, while downplaying the crippling impact of US sanctions that starve ordinary people, or the role of foreign-backed groups
like the MEK (listed as a terrorist organization by the US until 2012, now hosted in Albania and France) in fueling unrest. Compare this to the media's silence on the Saudi government's brutal suppression of dissent, even as US administrations continue to ink massive arms deals with them. Or how about the routine crackdowns on protests in France, Germany, or the US itself? Follow the Money: The