Of course. Who else could it possibly be? The people couldn’t possibly be upset over unemployment and poor services such as electricity and water, could they? No, “America and Zionism” must be behind it. And note how Kashani and his colleagues always state the conflict in religious terms, while Western analysts never even acknowledge that they are doing so. How do they hope to prevail when they don’t understand what the Iranian mullahs are all about?
“Senior Iranian Cleric Blames Iraq Unrest on ‘Islam’s Enemies’ US and Israel – Reports,” Sputnik, October 4, 2019:
Protests in Iraq have erupted spontaneously over unemployment and poor services such as electricity and water but have escalated into calls for a change of government
Ayatollah Mohammad Emami-Kashani, a member of the Assembly of Experts of the Islamic Republic of Iran, has put the blame for mass protests in Iraq on the US and Israel, the Tasnim News Agency reported Friday.
“The enemy is now determined against the Islamic nation, America and Zionism … are targeting the Arbaeen (pilgrimage) and Iraq, and causing trouble because it is hard for them to accept the presence of millions (of pilgrims) in Karbala,” Ayatollah Mohammad Emami-Kashani said in a sermon, according to Tasnim.
Mass rallies engulfed the streets of Baghdad and other Iraq’s regions on Tuesday as people protest against unemployment and poor services. According to the recent data, the number of people killed has reached 44, while nearly 1200 have been injured….