Engineered Unrest as Pretext for War on Iran/ By Mark Taliano and Patrick Henningsen
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By Mark Taliano and Patrick Henningsen
Global Research, February 18, 2026
Western admissions and evidence on-the-ground indicate that the pretexts for the war on Iran are entirely fabricated by the West, its allies and its agencies. The totality of the Western crimes against Iran amount to Supreme International criminality against a sovereign nation state, all in violation of the Charter of the United Nations to which the aggressors are signatories.
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The initial protests, characterized by reporter Patrick Henningsen as a coordinated “Color Revolution” type manifestation, were triggered in the first place by Western-imposed economic warfare.
U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has admitted that the U.S. deliberately caused a financial crisis in Iran with the goal of creating civil unrest.
CIA/Mossad “provocateurs” subsequently infiltrated the protests to create chaos and mass-murdering mayhem. Former CIA Director Mike Pompeo has admitted that Mossad agents were present in the streets and the Mossad itself admitted that it is “with them in the streets”. (1)
Rioters (using crowds as human shields) destroyed mosques and ambulances etc. and murdered Iranian police.
Henningsen explains that so-called “peaceful protestors” sprayed Iranian police with kerosene and then burned them alive.
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Engineered Protests in Iran/ By Patrick Henningsen
The majority of those killed, reports Henningsen, were described as “martyrs”, meaning police, first responders, and civilians. Of the 3,170 reported deaths, 2,400 were martyrs.
Meanwhile, U.S.-funded regime change NGO’s, funded by NED and located in the U.S., are channelling disinformation into Western media news streams.(2)
Will Western populations allow themselves to be deluded once again into supporting a catastrophic war in derogation of the UN charter, based on war propaganda and Western aggression?
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Mark Taliano is a Research Associate of the Centre for Research on Globalization (CRG) and the author of Voices from Syria, Global Research Publishers, 2017. Visit the author’s website at
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Notes
(1) Mark Taliano, “Legacy Media Screams, and the Truth is Buried” Global Research, 15 January, 2026. (Legacy Media Screams, and the Truth is Buried – Global ResearchGlobal Research – Centre for Research on Globalization) Accessed 17 February, 2026.
(2) Max Blumenthal and Wyatt Reed, “Western Media Whitewashes Deadly Riots in Iran, Relying on US Government Funded Regime Change NGOs. ‘Toppling Tehran Through Terror’ ” Global Research, 19 January 2026, The Gray Zone, 12 January, 2026. (Western Media Whitewashes Deadly Riots in Iran, Relying on US Government Funded Regime Change NGOs. “Toppling Tehran Through Terror” – Global ResearchGlobal Research – Centre for Research on Globalization) Accessed 17 February, 2026.
See also:
Seyed Mohammad Marandi, “Things You Need To Know About The Protests In Iran” voicesfromsyria.com, 17 January, 2026. “THINGS YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT THE PROTESTS IN IRAN/By Seyed Mohammad Marandi | Mark Taliano” Accessed 17 February, 2026
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