His blaming of the West is nothing new or original, but it is interesting that he seems to believe that the protests are aiming at toppling the Islamic regime, not just installing a different President within the same Sharia system. “Hezbollah accuses West of fomenting Iran turmoil,” by Rana Moussaoui for AFP, June 24 (thanks to Pamela):
Lebanese militant group Hezbollah on Thursday accused the West of fomenting protests in Iran over this month’s presidential election but added that it had no worries about the stability of its main foreign backer.
“The extent of Western and American involvement in Iran’s internal affairs is now clear,” the Shiite militant group’s deputy leader, Sheikh Naim Qassem, told AFP in an interview.
“What is going on in Iran is not a simple protest against the results of the presidential election,” he said. “There are riots and attacks in the streets that are orchestrated from the outside in a bid to destabilise the country’s Islamic regime.”…
“The Islamic republic has succeeded in overcoming this plot from overseas aimed at destabilising the internal situation,” Qassem said, singling out Britain for criticism of its role….