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Bachelor's degree in Image and Sound - UFSCAR, Bachelor's degree in Law - USF. Specialization in Journalism - FDA, specialization in Investigative Journalism - FMU.

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Protests at the Qatar World Cup and in Iran: It's not about women, there's a Color Revolution underway.

"Despite all this Anglo-Zionist war against Iran, the country is no longer alone."

Protests at the Qatar World Cup and in Iran: It's not about women, there's a Color Revolution underway (Photo: Eduardo Campos Ferreira (Santo Amaro Mosque))

When Jens Stoltenberg, at the NATO summit in Madrid in June 2012, officially declared hybrid warfare as a method of warfare, he wasn't joking. Even the World Cup in Qatar is being used against Iran. The final resolution of the meeting evoked "civil-military cooperation bringing together the private sector" [consider as a reference the press, media, NGOs and think tanks] "and academia to strengthen our strategic advantage." 

The document highlights the “need to combat the commercial practices of adversaries and enemies, and defines new areas of responsibility, such as energy and migration issues,” “in accordance with our 360-degree approach, in the land, air, sea, cyber and space domains.”NATO and global militarization: the war against all who are not part of it.One of the leading voices against Iran is that of the pseudo-journalist and now feminist activist Masih Alinejad. She works as an agent of the US state, where she hosts a program on Voice of America, the US government radio station authorized to operate only outside US territory. It is known to be a radio station used for war propaganda since World War II. [Recommendation:] Glory - 2021, a Portuguese series, with Brazilian actors and set during the Salazar dictatorship].

After the war in Iraq, under the scandalous false accusations of weapons of mass destruction, the US realized it was much more effective to wage wars under subjective and immaterial accusations, for which there is no need to prove the materiality of the accusations. Even colonized countries in the Americas, those that criticize European colonization, whose narrative was to bring civilization to indigenous populations seen as barbaric, fall for discursive fraud. 

Five centuries later, wars and economic sanctions against Arab, African, and Asian civilizations are still being defended for the same reason: to civilize the barbarians. Whether it's for women's rights, freedom, ecology, or liberal democracy, the target of the sanctions is the population, which consequently dies of hunger, lack of medicine, medical treatment, and basic necessities... 

What deepened and in some cases returned the Arab world to theocracies was precisely Western colonialism. As a way to protect themselves, the countries of the region decided to return to Arab traditions and customs, and with that, the power and influence of religion increased.

There is nothing positive about the Color Revolutions. In Brazil, what initially seemed like a positive demand against corruption left the country in a state of economic, social, and cognitive devastation. Prejudice and moralism support the doctrine of Manifest Destiny used by the USA. Several states in the USA maintain laws against "sodomites," but this doesn't appear in the media or in protests during the World Cup. [Source: glapn.org]

It's not about the hijab or women, it's a Color Revolution.

In September, Mahsa Amini died while in the custody of the Iranian Moral Security Police; she was arrested for not wearing the hijab – a veil. NATO media outlets published articles accusing the police of murdering her. The Iranian government presented a post-mortem report indicating natural causes. The fact is that Amini's death triggered public discontent.

Public discontent stemmed much more from the economic issues Iran was facing after 40 years of sanctions, high inflation, currency devaluation, and food shortages. Even anti-hijab groups never called for the overthrow of the regime, but rather for reforms. The Moral Security Police is not under the jurisdiction of the central government; it is controlled by the hawzah (seminary) of Qom, regional religious centers. In some regions of the country, despite the legal obligation to wear the hijab, the law has not been followed for decades, as the journalist explains. Sharmine narwani.

Soon, extremist groups emerged among the protesters, forcing shopkeepers to close their businesses under threat of being set on fire. Farsi-language channels appeared online encouraging the murder of police officers, armed groups coerced protesters, public buildings were set on fire, and both police officers and protesters were beaten and killed in an attempt to create martyrs. Finally, the demonstrations were hijacked.

The protests have been ongoing for three months and have become increasingly violent. Legitimate protesters have stopped participating for fear of being killed by extremist groups. The critical regions are the provinces bordering Iraq: Kermanshahan, Azar Bayezh, and Kordestan, where there is a large population of Azerbaijanis and Kurds. 

Kurdish terrorist groups, known to be supported and financed by the US and Israel, infiltrate across the border and carry out attacks. Added to this is the Mujahedin-e Khalq (MOK), whose headquarters are located about 100 kilometers west of the Iranian border near Al Khalis, Iraq. The MKO has a history of terrorist attacks, assassinations by setting people on fire, beheadings, and dismemberments, dating back to the 80s. 

On the 12th of this week, "pro-democracy" protesters set fire to research departments at the Isfahan University of Technology and drone and missile development laboratories across the country. Drones and missiles are fundamental to Iran's defense. US aircraft carriers and warships stationed near the Gulf of Oman do not enter the Persian Gulf for fear of being sunk by Iranian drones and missiles. These extremist groups are allegedly being sentenced to death by Iran.

On December 7th, “During her speech to Italian senators, the leader of the terrorist organization Mujahedin-e Khalq (MKO), Maryam Rajavi, claimed responsibility for the recent unrest in Iran. The terrorist group has killed thousands of Iranians since the 1979 Islamic Revolution.”

What is most surprising is that one of the leaders of MKO, Maryam Rajavi, claimed responsibility for the attacks in her statement to the Italian Senate. The NATO press considers her a heroine. Maryam Rajavi is treated in the West as a fighter for freedom and a new era for women in the Middle East; her books are sold on Amazon.Iran Will Be FreeIn 2019, the Iranian news agency revealed that Trump's lawyer arranged Maryan Rajavi's visit to Tel Aviv.Where she would meet with the director of Mossad, Yossi Cohen, and with Prime Minister Netanyahu, according to the French ambassador to Israel, who stressed: “Ms. Rajavi holds the title of political refugee in France. Her talks with the Jewish state were not authorized by the French Foreign Ministry in Israel.”

The reason for the Color Revolution in Iran is obvious. The country was accepted into the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation, officially requested its acceptance into BRICS, and is adapting to the requirements for joining the Eurasian Economic Union. It has trade agreements with India, Russia, and China. And with Saudi Arabia's growing interest in breaking away from the US and joining the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), Russian and Chinese ambassadors have been able to reduce tensions between Tehran and Riyadh, seeking to integrate them as future partners.

Despite all this Anglo-Zionist war against Iran, the country is no longer alone. In September of this year, not coincidentally coinciding with the beginning of the Color Revolution in Iran, the 22nd meeting of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation took place in Samarkand. There, it was decided that member countries would no longer accept the "bullying" of Iran by the West. Unconfirmed reports indicate that at this very moment, several Iranian pilots are being trained in Russia to operate Sukhoi fighter jets. This would mean that, after years of insistence, Moscow has approved the supply of fighter jets to Tehran.

* This is an opinion article, the responsibility of the author, and does not reflect the opinion of Brasil 247.