Juan Cole: Top 5 Signs Trump doesn't Actually Care about Iranian Protesters

Juan Cole writes about Top 5 Signs Trump doesn't Actually Care about Iranian Protesters.

Here are the reasons for which these statements are hypocritical.

1. If Trump cared about Iranian dissidents, he would welcome those who want to flee to the United States.…
2. The protesters are protesting economic hardship.…
3. Sympathizing with working people facing increased prices is not Trump’s brand, and it is rich for him to pretend to care about them.…
4. The protesters are complaining about the arbitrary, high-handed and authoritarian way that the clerical regime has run Iran.…
5. Trump has allied himself, and aligned himself, with the Saudi royal family, which in turn is attempting to undermine Iran.…

Protests undermine the Iranian regime. By doing so, these protests weakened Iranian influence in Iraq, Syria, and Lebanon. This weakened influence benefits Israel, and therefore, the USA.