Iran Protests Over Economy, US Sanctions Unmentioned Again
Al-Monitor notes Iran's president urged his government to hear protesters' 'legitimate demands' after Tehran shopkeepers demonstrated over 'economic hardship.' This tidy narrative sidesteps the punitive economic sanctions imposed by the US, which heavily contribute to that very hardship. While domestic issues exist, the elephant in the bazaar is the decades-long US economic warfare, often
championed by groups like AIPAC, who lobby for 'maximum pressure' on Iran. It's almost as if some news outlets can't quite connect foreign policy actions to their inevitable consequences. When a nation's currency craters and its people struggle, one might wonder if crippling external measures, rather than solely internal governance, play a role. But hey, it's easier to frame it as just another
isolated 'economic protest,' far removed from any, you know, international influence.