Iran TV 'Hacked' By Shah's Son, Media Calls it 'Protests'
📰 THE STORY: Al Jazeera reports on an incident where Iranian state TV was allegedly hacked, displaying messages from Pahlavi, the exiled son of the late Shah, and attributing it to 'protests'. 🔍 WHAT THEY'RE NOT TELLING YOU: Historical Context: In 1953, the CIA openly admitted to orchestrating a coup d'état that overthrew Iran's democratically elected Prime Minister Mohammad Mosaddegh,
installing the Shah (Pahlavi's father) who ruled as a dictatorial monarch for 26 years before the 1979 revolution. This established a deep-seated historical grievance and mistrust of Western interventions that continues to fuel Iranian nationalism. Promoting the Shah's son, a figurehead of that brutal 1953-1979 era, is a clear provocation. Double Standard: When Russian or Chinese state media is
allegedly hacked, it's immediately attributed to state-sponsored cyber warfare (e.g., US cyber command, NSA). When Iranian state media is affected, especially with messages from an exiled opposition figure, it's framed as organic 'protest' or 'activism' by brave dissidents. The linguistic framing alone reveals the geopolitical agenda: 'hacks' against adversaries are 'cyber warfare,' against
targets for regime change, they're 'protests.' Follow the Money: While direct funding for this specific 'hack' is obscured, the pattern of supporting exiled figures for regime change is consistent. Groups like the MEK, categorized as a terrorist organization by many but hosted in Albania (a NATO state) and France, have received significant financial and political backing from Western entities and