REVEALED: The CIA-Backed NGOS Fuelling The Iranian Riots But first…It’s a shame to see how soon people have forgotten the western backed ‘uprising’ in Libya…No lessons learned for some. From Hashtags to Hypocrisy… Drop Site is just one example where: ‘In Gaza, US-Israeli terrorism is bad In Iran, US-Israeli terrorism is good’ - @mehdizafar It is striking how many pro-Palestine supporters have failed, or are willing to overlook the clear correlation between the timing of the US–Israeli attack on Iran, the Iranian leadership and it’s long-standing support for Palestine and the wider resistance, all amidst an ongoing live genocide. One is left to question whether this reflects genuine political naivety, a belief that the United States and Israel are capable delivering anything positive for the people of Iran and the region, or whether it is a more troubling form of intellectual dishonesty. After years of opposition to US–Israeli aggression, some now appear willing to suspend all critical analysis in favour of a minority of Iranian’s right to protest, despite the full knowledge these ‘protests’ are in fact riots orchestrated by foreign agents, they tacitly align themselves with the very imperial agenda they reject and rightly oppose against Palestinians. Of course all Iranians should have the right to peaceful protest, but currently, the timing is clearly off. Opposition to Zionism in online spaces is easier; acknowledging and respecting the material sacrifices of those engaged in tangible resistance is evidently more demanding. The speed with which such sacrifices are minimised or erased reveals a shallow politics divorced from reality. A serious commitment to Palestine requires for such actors to engage with, rather than dismiss, the perspectives of the resistance itself and to recalibrate their positions accordingly, if not out of principle, then at least out of responsibility to the Palestinian people. Surely if your talking points begin to echo western mainstream propaganda, it’s time for a rigorous epistemic reckoning. - @ThatAsianDude_ Meanwhile, here’s some genuine independent journalism as @MnarMuh lays out how CBS, CNN, the BBC, the Guardian and others recycled the same bogus claims, claims @MintPressNews traced to a single source: “Human Rights Activists in Iran”. Not based in Iran, but Fairfax, Virginia. Funded via the National Endowment for Democracy, a CIA cut-out. Another NGO in the well-worn pipeline designed to do covertly what the CIA once did openly: regime change.