There is some evidence to suggest that certain countries (Russia, China, Iran itself) have an incentive to use the Gaza conflict to cause disunity in the west - and hence keep it in the news cycle and public opinion.

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/11/03/technology/israel-hamas-i...

Interestingly, during the last internet blackout in Iran, a lot of the pro Scottish independence X accounts went quiet too:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iranian_influence_operations_i...

I'm sure many Iranians are deeply concerned about that cause.

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dreambuffer an hour ago | parent | next [-]

If it is that easy for foreign governments to influence the very thoughts people have day-to-day, then something is extremely broken in your system and nearly all the blame is on your government for allowing that to happen.

	▲	alibarber an hour ago \| parent [-]
		It sounds like the Iranian government have indeed taken steps to make it harder for their population to be influenced.

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bigyabai 2 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

All of America's failings are leveraged to sow political division by foreign actors. Abu Ghraib, SAVAK, Dimona - these are America's mistakes, not foreign fabrication.

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anthk 2 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

Nice try with the Hasbara, but in the end Netanyahu's gang, Iran crazies are Trumpists arent that different in the end. It's all about power, as 1984 stated. Ideology it's just marketing and bullshit for the people.

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baxtr 44 minutes ago | parent [-]

I agree that people on the top usually got there because they wanted power. Also, they want to stay in power as long as they can. The greatest feature of democracy is that change of power is organized.

With that said, I would argue there is a huge difference between those you have mentioned in how they deal with protests.

To make my point clearer, I have an idea for you: In each of the countries you mentioned, go to the capital with a sign "I am against this regime, I want change" and see what happens.

	▲	m000 4 minutes ago \| parent [-]
		> To make my point clearer, I have an idea for you: In each of the countries you mentioned, go to the capital with a sign "I am against this regime, I want change" and see what happens. Nice try, but no. The main difference will be how much coverage your arrest will receive, depending on who arrests you and who covers the story. [1] https://edition.cnn.com/2025/04/12/politics/trump-krebs-khal... [2] https://www.haaretz.com/opinion/2024-04-26/ty-article-opinio...