The starlinks were key to getting Iranian citizens to yell "Death to the Regime!!!!". Granted they had to use starlinks because the Internet was shutdown.
They should have gotten the same CIA guys that did the euromaidan color revolution 10 years ago. All things considered that was a lot cleaner than whatever this shyt is.
*Joking*
But seriously it's frustrating seeing people dismiss genuine grassroots uprisings against authoritarian regimes as Western-backed "color revolutions". If you wanna know the true political climate of it all, ask an Iranian living there.
I been skipping posts from the usual suspects is that really what time they on now
If you want to use a phrase like that, I'll say that the burden of proof is on you.
There is ample evidence, reports and documented historical record showing that Western foreign intelligence and military agencies take down regimes that they disapprove of. You got motive (impose Neoliberal "rules based order", and Greater Israel project), capability, a pattern of behavior, and manufactured opportunity by fomenting unrest and arming and training militants and outright invasions. Do you need me to start listing countries?
Specifically in Iran, they've been under crippling sanctions (an act of war) for decades. People struggle with access to basic things that need to be imported from abroad. And yes there are Iranians who would like to see more development in a liberal direction. People will turn out sometimes for big protests to voice their grievances and to put pressure on their leaders to act right. None of this is proof that people want to tear down their society and regime.
Iran has a huge and advanced economy, a well functioning society and public services with an advanced constitutional framework for governance. These are all statements of fact, whatever objection you might have on how they do things, specifically with regard to the power of the Ayatollah. But that's their business. Furthermore, women dress how they like in public, whereas in the past covering their hair used to be enforced. That is in itself proof of liberal development.
Where is your evidence that there is any kind of real widespread support for fundamentally changing the regime? Who are these so called grassroots and how are they organized? What framework of reforms do they propose? Where are their voices heard? Where can we see a serious movement behind these things? On the contrary, we've seen massive turnouts of people showing support to the regime for defending the country and funeral processions.
The NYT quotes indicate that these things don't exist and for regime change to happen it needs to be forced upon Iran.
If you mention Reza Pahlavi the zionist employee within this context then I'll know you're not serious.