Iran blames CIA for anti-government protests; U.S. denies any role
CBS/AP January 4, 2018, 2:43 PM
TEHRAN, Iran -- Iran on Thursday directly blamed a CIA official for a week of protests calling for the overthrow of the Islamic Republic, as the strength of the demonstrations was uncertain with fewer reports of rallies. The Trump administration has denied having any hand in the protests, and the CIA declined to comment.
It wasn't immediately clear if the drop in reports of new demonstrations challenging Iran's theocratic government meant the protests were subsiding or that the authorities' blocking of social media apps has managed to stop protesters from offering new images of rallies.
The demonstrations, which began Dec. 28 over the country's struggling economy, have been the largest in Iran since the disputed 2009 presidential election. At least 21 people have been killed and hundreds arrested.
Read more at: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/iran-blames-cia-for-anti-government-protests-u-s-denies-any-role/
That's the playbook of the other side, blame us, maybe blame Israel, UK too and to be fair, we may play this same kind of game too at times.
