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Why is there no statement about supporting regime change in Iran? And why are there no comments about the international law violations by the Iranian regime as it cracks down on protesters?<\/p>\n
Starmer\u2019s silence on Iran is shocking,\u201d the UK\u2019s Shadow Foreign Secretary Priti Patel opined on Saturday, referring to a dramatic absence of commentary from British politicians and British media regarding the weeklong anti-regime protests in Iran.<\/p>\n
\u201cWith Iran\u2019s cruel authoritarian regime<\/a> emboldened by its brutal crackdown of freedom and democracy advocates within the country, Britain stands in silence as we see the chilling images of protesters being silenced and young activists being detained,\u201d she added.<\/p>\n \u201cAll this is not happening in secret but in plain sight, which is why the lack of robust action and condemnation by Starmer\u2019s feeble government is shocking. Senior figures in the Labour Government seem unwilling and incapable of stepping up.\u201d<\/p>\n Mass demonstrations broke out across Iran on December 28, with citizens protesting over the collapse of the rial and soaring inflation, as well as dissatisfaction with the Islamic regime. The BBC<\/a> \u2013 the country\u2019s state broadcaster \u2013 has only published four articles. If one were relying on the BBC for coverage, one could be forgiven for not knowing anything was happening in Iran at all. A large group of Iranian and Jewish protesters actually gathered outside the BBC HQ on Sunday, chanting, \u201cAyatollah BBC, shame on you.\u201d And it\u2019s not just the BBC. The Guardian, which has dedicated itself to the noble task of Israel-bashing, focused its coverage on an op-ed by Iran\u2019s foreign ministerAbbas Araghchi<\/a> about how \u201cIsrael\u2019s recklessness is a threat to all.\u201d
These are the largest anti-regime protests since 2022\u2019s Mahsa Amini protests. And yet there have been no tweets from Prime Minister Keir Starmer nor Yvette Cooper showing solidarity with the Iranian people or condemning the brutal Islamic regime’s crackdown on protests.<\/p>\n
Yet when there is any development in Israel or Palestine, Cooper, David Lammy, and Starmer \u2013 and of course the BBC \u2013 scramble to chime in.<\/p>\n
The Jerusalem Post has seen countless images on Iranian citizen Telegram channels and X\/Twitter accounts showing horrific injuries, including an X-ray of a woman with hundreds of metal bearings in her skull. Yet, according to The Guardian, Israel is the greatest threat.<\/p>\n