How US-Funded NGOs and Media Turned Iran’s Protests Into a Regime Change Campaign

How US-Funded NGOs and Media Turned Iran’s Protests Into a Regime Change Campaign

Author: MintPress News January 23, 2026 Duration: 1:01:19
Western media portrayed Iran’s protests as a democratic uprising crushed by state violence. But behind the headlines lies a familiar regime change playbook. In this MintCast episode, Mnar Adley is joined from Tehran by Seyed Mohammad Marandi, professor at the University of Tehran, to examine how U.S.-funded NGOs, intelligence-linked narratives, and corporate media helped reframe economic protests into a foreign-backed destabilization campaign. The conversation breaks down the role of Human Ri...

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