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Reports: Iran Secretly Executes Man Over 2022 Anti-Government Protests
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The Spin
Pro-Iran narrative
The Western media are reporting extensively on the execution to feed their narrative of the cruel "Iranian regime." At the same time, they and their "human rights organizations" prefer to ignore the fact that many innocent Iranians and security forces were brutally killed during the violent riots in 2022. The murderous attacks and riots were carefully planned and directed from abroad, and people were manipulated for the geopolitical goals of foreign powers. The West doesn't care about the lives and concerns of Iranians but about regime change through collapse from within.
Anti-Iran narrative
The execution is the latest evidence of the Iranian regime's flagrant disregard for humanity, as it attempts to intimidate its own citizens. Not only was Zohrevand denied a fair trial, but the entire case was based on fabricated allegations. By putting yet another young man to death, Iran's mullahs want to signal that they will continue to crack down on any opposition to their medieval system of oppression. Ultimately, however, the recent surge in Iran's death sentences is an admission of the regime's weakness and its fear of its own people, who are fighting for their freedom.