Jailed Iranian Activist Wins Nobel Peace Prize

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The Spin

Anti-Iran narrative

The Nobel Peace Prize to Narges Mohammadi is a rebuke to Tehran's theocratic leaders and a boost for anti-government protesters. It highlights the bravery of Iranian women who have demonstrated tremendous courage in the face of reprisals, intimidation, violence, and detention.

Pro-Iran narrative

By giving the Nobel Peace Prize to a criminal charged with spreading propaganda against the state and endangering national security, the West — which uses women's rights and equality to destabilize independent nations — is seeking to flare up anti-Iran tensions in the region, highlighting the paradoxical nature of this decision.


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