{"id":342384,"date":"2018-01-04T22:59:48","date_gmt":"2018-01-04T21:59:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/rinf.com\/alt-news\/newswire\/ron-paul-on-the-iran-protests-convenient-pretext-to-kill-the-nuclear-deal\/"},"modified":"2018-01-04T22:59:48","modified_gmt":"2018-01-04T21:59:48","slug":"ron-paul-on-the-iran-protests-convenient-pretext-to-kill-the-nuclear-deal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/rinf.com\/alt-news\/newswire\/ron-paul-on-the-iran-protests-convenient-pretext-to-kill-the-nuclear-deal\/","title":{"rendered":"Ron Paul on the Iran Protests: Convenient Pretext To Kill the Nuclear Deal?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Protests have broken out in Iran against the Iranian government. Other protests have broken out in favor of the Iranian government. Almost uniquely in the Middle East, Iran holds elections contested by parties representing different political philosophies. Yet US neocons insist that the mere presence of protests means the Iranian government is illegitimate and therefore must be overthrown. How do they get that? Do protests in the US mean that the US government must be overthrown? More in today&#8217;s Ron Paul Liberty Report:<\/p>\n<p>[youtube https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=UtxdOr7B65U&#038;w=560&#038;h=315]<\/p>\n<p><i>Reprinted from <a href=\"http:\/\/ronpaulinstitute.org\/\">The Ron Paul Institute for Peace &amp; Prosperity<\/a>.<\/i><\/p>\n<p><a class=\"a2a_button_facebook\" href=\"https:\/\/www.addtoany.com\/add_to\/facebook?linkurl=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.antiwar.com%2Fblog%2F2018%2F01%2F04%2Fron-paul-on-the-iran-protests-convenient-pretext-to-kill-the-nuclear-deal%2F&amp;linkname=Ron%20Paul%20on%20the%20Iran%20Protests%3A%20Convenient%20Pretext%20To%20Kill%20the%20Nuclear%20Deal%3F\" title=\"Facebook\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><\/a><a class=\"a2a_button_twitter\" 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