Trump’s State Department spent over $1m in Iran to exploit unrest for ‘regime change’, documents reveal
At
the end of 2017, a dozen cities across Iran, including the capital
Tehran, were rocked by spontaneous protests which continued into the
New Year. What role did the United States play?
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At the
end of 2017, a dozen cities across Iran, including the capital
Tehran, were rocked by spontaneous protests which continued into the
New Year. The protests drew attention to the country’s
deteriorating economic conditions, along with the regime’s abysmal
human rights record.
They
also paved the way for President Donald Trump’s announcement on
January 12th that this would be a “last chance” for waiving US
nuclear sanctions under the Iran nuclear deal for a further 60 days,
after which the US would withdraw if its “disastrous flaws”
cannot be fixed.
A range
of recent official documents, from Congressional research to US
foreign aid funding reports, throw new light on the Trump
administration’s approach. The documents reveal the US government’s
continued interest in triggering major political change in Iran to
pull the country into the orbit of American interests. This includes
the possibility of exploiting political unrest and other crises –
including a worsening water crisis – to turn popular opinion
against the regime.
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