Large protests in many major cities across Iran are focused on an increase in gasoline prices, but US officials are hoping to restructure them as a US-backed call for regime change. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo was quick to endorse such protests.
“The proud Iranian people are not staying silent about the government’s abuses,” Pompeo said, saying that “the United States is with you,” and continues to stand against Iran’s “tyranny.”
Public protests over gasoline prices aren’t exactly a color-coded revolution of the sort the US can really sink its teeth into, nor is the Iranian government standing behind the price increases really the sort of grave tyranny that is likely to electrify the world.
Nor, indeed, would everything in Iran likely warrant a response from the US State Department, except that it is Iran, and this gives the US another opportunity to position itself against the Iranian government in some vague way.
US involvement is almost certain to undermine the protests as well, as participating after the US endorsement risks being portrayed as a US-backed rebellion instead of a largely peaceful public protest.
Us endorsement will only discredit protests. While the issue is related to their domestic policy problem — this endorsement will make them look like stirred by US and mistrusted.
But the domestic problem is largely due to Washington’s sanctions against Iran. Agent Orange never misses a chance to show his love for Israel.
Well, thank god he spoke up or there would have been something somewhere that might have been considered none of our business. I’m glad that’s settled.
Horseshit, he wants their oil.
Could we take the Iranian oil on the same tankers we take the Syrian oil on ?
Iranians deserve Western-style democracies like those in Iraq & Ukraine.
Did anybody ever catch the snipers that were shooting both the protesters and the police in Ukraine ? Last I heard the bullets came from the same guns .
US will stand with protesters in Iran, Hong Kong. Not if it’s the Gilet jaunes, Catalonia, Chile.
“…Pompeo said, saying that “the United States is with you,” and continues to stand against Iran’s “tyranny.”….
pompous ass is a laughing stock
and what of the tyranny of these evil sanctions that the US has imposed on Iran and dozens of nations world wide
and as the US helps overthrown the democratically elected gov’t of Evo Morales in Bolivia. no nation in the modern world is as hypocritical as the neo-con driven USA
Are you sure you can’t think of one tiny one on par?
I fully agree with you, Michael. Pompous Pompeo’s nothing but a pompous laughing stock, everywhere he goes.
So,, what of the tyranny of these evil sanctions the US imposed on Iran and dozens of nations worldwide? As the US helps overthrow the democratically elected gov’t of Evo Morales in Bolivia, no nation in the modern world is as hypocritical as the Trotskyist-driven US.
Iran’s a peaceful country that hasn’t attacked its neighbors in at least 500 years .. One can’t say the same about the US/UK/NATO/Israel in 75 years or less.
The protests in Bolivia against Morales weren’t spontaneous, they were aided by CIA assets and the US itself. I wouldn’t be at all surprised if Pompous Pompeo had a hand in this coup in Bolivia .. He did have a hand in the sanctions on Venezuela and Iran.
The US stands with/behind all the coups, chaos and destructions it creates.
If we are really behind the protesters we ought to offer sending Iran some of our very cheap gasoline.
Does Pompeo stand with ANTIFA, too?
Cookies and snipers are on the way.
The NY Times spent a lot of words too, emphasizing up to a 300% price increase. Nowhere did they get around to saying that gas prices in Iran had been heavily subsidized… they’re paying $1 US / gallon. Poor oppressed Iranians. We should all see a 300% increase in gas or more, and will when the US gets around to attacking Iran.
Where does he stand on the Iraqi protesters (hundreds have been killed). Theoretically that is a country where we have some influence where the blathering of this moron could have some effect.
I thought Iraq is free now that Saddam is gone
He stands with anyone looking to throw off Shia rule….as long as they don’t then throw off US sheckles.
That fat assed piece of shit speaks only for himself and his fellow war criminals. He has some nerve claiming to speak for any of us. May he he suffer a major heart attack and return to hell.
Too easy. He needs to suffer equally as the poorest bastard’s life that he has ruined in Iran has suffered. And if there was a hell, it would reject him. Even hell would have standards.
agreed that Popeo has a fat ass.
Are you saying that you do NOT stand with the Iranian protesters? Do any Americans stand with the Mullahs or their ideology?
Is it any of our f###ing business ? I don’t stand with Catholics either.. I think Catholicism should be outlawed. But, it isn’t for me to say, is it ?
What government are we not trying to overthrow including our own ?
I am not a fan of Pompeo but I am not a supporter of the religion-anchored governance of Iran either. In Iran a God is the Supreme Court. I prefer our version even with Kavanaugh on it.
However, once again our government is recklessly playing with forces over which it has zero control. Regime change? That has nearly always resulted in deadly wars and terrible suffering of the non-combatant populations: Syria, Libya, Iran, Afghanistan, Yemen, Chile, Honduras, El Salvador.
Because lack of religious-anchoring has done so well in governments… oh, wait.
The leaders of governments that don’t believe in God seem to believe they themselves will become God .
And the leaders of government who claim to believe in God seem to believe that he sits at their right hand rather than the other way around.
Thank you Thomas you got me that time . I had a Jewish friend that turned against me . When I told her If I could not be a Christian I would be a Jew or a Muslim . You see I believe in the God of Abraham . Jesus said you can judge a tree by its fruit . I have seen good fruit from all 3 Abraham’s religions . Love your neighbor as yourself .
Yes Iran, Mr. Cholesterol will stand behind you. But please don’t die while you’re standing in line for medicines that our sanctions impede you from receiving. We don’t want to look like hypocrites after all.
All of this is leading to WW3. I don’t see people of Iran surviving the next five years.