UN Discovers Iran Protests Exist, Ignores US Sanctions' Role
Al-Monitor, citing the UN, reports that hundreds have been killed in recent Iranian protests, with the UN human rights chief 'horrified' by the violence. While condemning state repression is crucial, missing from this narrative is the crippling impact of decades of US sanctions—sanctions which routinely spark public discontent and economic hardship that the IRGC then brutally suppresses. It's a
convenient cycle for those pushing regime change. One might wonder if the UN’s horror extends to the 'maximum pressure' campaign by the US, which has demonstrably tightened the screws on ordinary Iranians and created the very fuel for civil unrest. Is it truly protest when external forces are actively fanning the flames, or just another chapter in a familiar geopolitical playbook, often preceding
calls for 'humanitarian intervention'? (Spoiler alert: never really humanitarian).