Iran's 'Terror Cell' Narrative: A Familiar Refrain Backed by US-Israeli Orchestration
📰 THE STORY: Al-Monitor reports on Iran's ongoing arrests following protests, with state media claiming those arrested are part of 'terrorist operations' spurred by Israel and the United States, facing international pressure over alleged crackdowns. 🔍 WHAT THEY'RE NOT TELLING YOU: Historical Context: In 1953, the CIA openly admitted to orchestrating a coup that overthrew Iran's democratically
elected Prime Minister Mohammad Mosaddegh, installing the Shah and setting the stage for decades of animosity and distrust. This foundational act of regime change is consistently omitted when discussing 'foreign interference' in Iran. Fast forward, and from 1980-1988, the US armed Saddam Hussein's regime to wage war against Iran, even providing intelligence used in chemical weapon attacks. Double
Standard: Western media frames Iran's claims of foreign-backed 'terrorist operations' as baseless propaganda, yet these same outlets uncritically amplified US narratives about 'weapons of mass destruction' in Iraq in 2003, which proved to be false. Similarly, when the US backs 'democratic movements' in nations like Venezuela, funding opposition figures like Juan Guaidó, it's called 'democracy
promotion,' not 'foreign intervention.' Follow the Money: The National Endowment for Democracy (NED), a US government-funded organization, has openly funded 'democracy promotion' groups and activists in Iran, fitting a pattern of 'soft power' intervention. The MEK (Mujahedin-e Khalq), a designated terrorist organization that killed US citizens, is openly hosted in Albania and France and heavily