UK Intelligence Agency Actively Plotted Social Disruption in Iran

UK Intelligence Agency Actively Plotted Social Disruption in Iran

Iranian protests in recent days resurfaced questions about just how far Western intelligence agencies have gone in sowing unrest against political opponents. “The Joint Threat Research Intelligence Group (JTRIG), a unit in one of Britain’s intelligence agencies, is tasked with creating sock puppet accounts and fake content on social media in order to use ‘dirty tricks’ to ‘destroy, deny, degrade [and]…

Iranian Protests: Deep State’s Unfinished Business

Iranian Protests: Deep State’s Unfinished Business

Protests have been reported across several cities in Iran over the last several days of December 2017. Protesters allegedly decry Iran’s economy as well as the nation’s involvement in nearby Syria. The Western media has attempted to cultivate two narratives – one focused on portraying the protests as widespread, spontaneous, and having focused first on…