A recent episode of the InfluenceWatch Podcast examined the response of some Americans to Iran’s current regime and its actions. The discussion took place against a backdrop of heightened tensions in the Middle East, with two U.S. fleet carriers stationed off the region as American diplomats press Iran to abandon its nuclear program and expansionist policies.
The podcast highlighted reports that the Iranian government has killed thousands of protesters within the year, with estimates ranging from at least 6,000 to possibly more than 30,000. Despite these events, there are Americans who do not universally condemn Iran’s leadership. To discuss this topic, Robert Stilson joined the program.
“Given the brutality of the Iranian regime—estimates suggest the regime killed at least 6,000 and perhaps in excess of 30,000 Iranians who protested against it earlier this year—you would think that Americans, even those who oppose armed conflict to depose the regime, would universally acknowledge the Mullah-ocracy’s evil. But you would be wrong. Joining us today to discuss those who don’t is our colleague Robert Stilson.”
The Capital Research Center has published analyses on how certain groups on what it calls “the anti-American left” view Iran and interact with related foreign policy issues (https://capitalresearch.org/article/iran-and-the-anti-american-left/). In addition, Congress has recently sought information from CRC about foreign funding received by American non-governmental organizations (NGOs) (https://capitalresearch.org/article/congress-asks-crc-about-foreign-funding-of-american-ngos/).
For further background on relevant political organizations involved in these discussions, InfluenceWatch provides a profile of Communist Party USA (https://www.influencewatch.org/non-profit/communist-party-usa/).
The full episode can be heard on Spreaker under “Ep. 398: The Mullahs’ Friends in America.”
