Were the Iran Protests Organic or Engineered? The January Crackdown

• 1:02:11Tim asks how genuine and widespread the Iranian protests were and whether outside forces like Mossad stoked them.
• 1:03:36The protests started in a market over exchange rates after the US deliberately engineered a currency crisis in Iran through sanctions.
• 1:04:27The US shipped 50,000 of Elon Musk's satellite devices into Iran and has been fomenting uprisings.
• 1:04:47Even setting aside opposition to the regime, the economic crisis over recent years makes daily life very difficult in Iran.
• 1:05:06Most opposition to the government is concentrated in Tehran, which is now being bombed indiscriminately.
• 1:05:42Huge popular protests occurred with almost no initial state response until January 8th when violence erupted.
• 1:06:10Small cells embedded within peaceful demonstrations started attacking police stations, police officers, and mosques.
• 1:06:44The Iranian government claims cells supported by Mossad with smuggled weapons coordinated attacks against the government and security personnel.
• 1:07:05Gun battles ensued and thousands of Iranians were killed, but the narrative of the government simply opening fire on peaceful protesters is not accurate.
• 1:07:27The question remains how excessive the government force was and how many Iranians were killed in suppressing what they characterized as terrorist rebellions.

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