The
recent protests in Iran were partly orchestrated by American and
Israeli intelligence agencies, with clear signs of Western
interference in the ensuing violent riots, says a political analyst
and author in Chicago.
“Everyone
should be suspicious when something like this happens, especially
when the western media and western officials, especially [US
President Donald] Trump jump all over these things, and bash Iran,
blame Iran for mistreating its people and so on and so forth,”
Stephen Lendman told Press TV on Wednesday.
“I
believe what is happening is the protests were orchestrated by the
CIA, I believe complicit with Israel’s Mossad,” Lendman said.
The
violence is “a clear tip-off that foreign interference is behind
what’s happening,” he added.
Since
Thursday, groups of Iranian protesters have staged demonstrations in
several cities over rising prices and economic hardships, which are
partly the result of years-long illegal US-led economic sanctions
against the country.
The
peaceful protests turned violent when groups of participants, some of
them armed, vandalized public property and launched attacks on police
stations and government buildings.
Over
a dozen people have been killed in the ensuing violence, according to
state media reports.
In
a series of tweets on Wednesday, Trump again expressed his support
for rioters in Iran, saying they are finally taking action against
the country’s government.
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