Revealing the Hidden Hand of the Enemy: Documents Alleging U.S. and Israeli Involvement in the Unrest

Tuesday, January 20, 2026

SAEDNEWS: Media narratives and interference by hostile opposition currents caused the rightful protests of the people to be diverted into riots. According to media-based documentation, the role of the United States and Israel in the recent unrest was significant.

Revealing the Hidden Hand of the Enemy: Documents Alleging U.S. and Israeli Involvement in the Unrest

According to SAEDNEWS, in recent days we witnessed protests by people due to economic problems resulting from sanctions. These protests were rooted in the people’s economic demands, but media manipulation and the involvement of hostile currents caused the protests to be hijacked and turned into disorder and insecurity.

The Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution, on the occasion of Eid al-Mab’ath, in a meeting with thousands of people from various walks of life, emphasized that the recent sedition was an American sedition and stated:

“We consider the President of the United States a criminal because of the casualties, the damages, and the slander he directed at the Iranian nation.”

The Leader said that the level of intervention by Western officials in previous seditions was mostly limited to press figures and second-tier politicians, and added:

“But the distinctive feature of the recent sedition was that the President of the United States personally intervened—he spoke, threatened, and by encouraging the instigators, sent them the message: go forward, do not be afraid, and we will support you militarily.”

Media documentation of the significant role of the United States and Israel in Iran’s recent unrest—based on the statements of Western political officials and commentators—is as follows:

Lawrence Wilkerson, former chief of staff to the U.S. Secretary of State:

“The actions of Mossad, the CIA, and MI6 in Iran are all supported by Donald Trump.
What they do in Iran is behave as if they are Iranian citizens while at the same time killing Iranians (during gatherings).”

Jeffrey Sachs, prominent professor at Columbia University

“The protests in Iran are completely a form of special warfare that the CIA and Mossad have used many times over decades.
Therefore, the U.S. and Israel’s approach is entirely well-known.”

The Israeli newspaper Jerusalem Post

“Mossad agents are present in the protests in Iran.”

Mike Pompeo, former U.S. Secretary of State

“Happy New Year to all Iranians who are in the streets.
And also to every Mossad agent walking beside them.”

Tamir Morag, presenter on Israel’s Channel 14

“Foreign elements are arming protesters in Iran with firearms, which has caused hundreds of deaths among members of the government.”

Larry Johnson, former CIA officer

“The recent chaos in Iran was not a natural uprising; rather, it was a calculated intelligence operation by the CIA and Mossad.”

Douglas Macgregor, retired U.S. Army colonel

“The protests in Iran began because of real economic problems, but then turned into a CIA and Mossad operation—spending money, providing Starlink, provoking protesters, and even pushing the crowd toward shooting at the police to intensify the violence.
All of this ultimately failed.”

John Mearsheimer, prominent professor of international relations

“What is happening in Iran is proceeding exactly according to the U.S. and Israel playbook, and it has several elements:

Step one is that we sanction a country, destroy its economy, and punish its people.
Step two is that at some point we decide to inflame large-scale protests and feed them.
Step three in this process is launching a broad disinformation campaign, with the goal of convincing everyone in the West that these protests are internal.
Step four in this process is the entry of the U.S. military, and possibly the Israeli military, to strike vital infrastructure.”

John Kiriakou, former CIA officer

“The Israelis have confirmed that many Iranian protesters are Mossad agents.
They boast about this in Israeli newspapers.”

President of Serbia, Aleksandar Vučić

“Mossad and the CIA are interfering in the protests in Iran and are trying to repeat the 1953 Western coup scenario.
I ask people to read ‘Operation Ajax’ and ‘All the Shah’s Men’ and see how Mossad and the CIA are once again using the same formula.”

Hamid Dabashi, Columbia University professor

“Mossad agents are hiding among Iranian protesters.”

Carl Niehaus, Member of Parliament of South Africa

“America, the CIA, and Mossad are actively fueling the protests in Iran.”

Alastair Crooke, former British diplomat

“A small and extremely violent group of rioters in Iran had been trained by foreign NGOs and other Western intelligence organizations.
These organizations engineered chaos in Iran in order to prepare the ground for U.S./Israeli intervention.”