Khamenei-Linked Newspaper In Iran Suggests Seizure Of U.S. Embassy in Baghdad
October 6, 2019
Source: RadioFarda
Iranian media affiliated with various parts of the country’s political spectrum have been trumpeting a rhetoric that blames U.S., Saudi Arabia and Israel for the widespread protests in Iraq.
This comes while protesters and most observers believe Iran-aligned Iraqi ruling factions have mismanaged the country and tolerated corruption, driving desperate people to come out into the streets with more than 70 killed so far.
Hardline daily newspaper Kayhan, affiliated with the office of Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, has gone as far as calling for seizing the U.S. embassy in Baghdad. Reformist Arman wrote about alleged foreign influence behind the Iraqi protests, and official news agency IRNA which operates under the aegis of the Rouhani administration in the middle of the political spectrum has charged that Saudi Arabia has spent “tens of millions of dollars on changing political trends in Iraq.
Read more at: https://thefreeiranian.org/terrorism/khamenei-linked-newspaper-in-iran-suggests-seizure-of-u-s-embassy-in-baghdad
This is a heckuva volatile situation, I"m going to sticky this thread. Our troops are there, their troops are there.
Even at TOS, someone posted asking prayers for the protesters, let's not always be so cynical, I mean, it's your prerogative and free-speech and all of that. A lot of other factors at play too.
We'll see how this thread goes.
