Iran Decrypted X: “Policy Change” vs. “Regime Change”

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Iran Decrypted X: "Policy Change" vs. "Regime Change"

As modern conflict moves away from hard industrial war to soft information warfare, the recent political unrest in Iran must be analyzed from a new global perspective, one that recognizes the convergence of historical contexts, present-day challenges, and future impacts within an international framework.

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Iran Decrypted X: "Policy Change" vs. "Regime Change"

As modern conflict moves away from hard industrial war to soft information warfare, the recent political unrest in Iran must be analyzed from a new global perspective, one that recognizes the convergence of historical contexts, present-day challenges, and future impacts within an international framework.

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Iran Decrypted XI: Islamophobic Reactions in the West

Written by: Sara Salimi | Copy Editors: Zainabrights, Fatima Alhajri | Design: Fatima El-Zein | Consultants: Fiza Raza, Batool Subeiti

The double standard in Western propaganda is best revealed when studying the language used to push for change in West Asia. For every protest that happens in Iran, there is an outcry of regime change rhetoric that pours out of mainstream outlets in the West. These calls have been extensively used following the 1979 revolution, after which a strong anti-imperialist sentiment grew within the Iranian people who were fed up with the Shah as a puppet of the US [1].

The rhetoric used to push for change in Western nations is mostly one of policy change. For example, thousands of French protesters have been demanding higher wages as the country hits record inflation rates [3]. Violent clashes in Paris escalated as police charged toward protesters, many who were breaking window shops and damaging public property.

In Germany, tens of thousands of protesters gathered last month in several German cities calling for financial relief through fair distribution of wealth [6]. Europe has experienced a wave of protests against rising living costs, as many Europeans believe their own governments are waging war on their people by following the US in sanctioning Russia [7].

The US, in specific, has a long history of protests, worker strikes, and riots on a range of social and economic issues. Never do these instances of protest, however, result in calls for regime change; it is always about policy change for the West, but regime change for West Asia.

In this way, Western support for Iran is best represented by that of a trojan horse: on the outside, it calls for human rights, women’s freedom, and a government for the people — but on the inside, it carries an imperialist agenda that it has strategically forced upon most countries in the region.

Written by: Sara Salimi | Copy Editors: Zainabrights, Fatima Alhajri | Design: Fatima El-Zein | Consultants: Fiza Raza, Batool Subeiti

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