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No. What all of those dates had in common wasn't the USA or Israel, it was protests by the Iranian population. Yes, blackout to prevent OSINT is a thing. That'
by Pay08 5mo ago
No. What all of those dates had in common wasn't the USA or Israel, it was protests by the Iranian population.
Yes, blackout to prevent OSINT is a thing. That's not why they were doing them in 2019, 2022, and 2024 and it's not why they're doing it now (seeing as it started before the war). They're doing it to suppress their population because they fear an uprising.
- bigyabai 5mo agoEven if you do wholeheartedly believe that, then you'd also be willing to concede that it's also intended to suppress Mossad and CIA operatives working domestically. It's not possible to argue that the only motivation is suppressing domestic backlash.