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I strongly disagree on this point. The US almost certainly didn't orchestrate Iran. Mossad maybe had some ability there (they retain sleeper agents in Iran) but the US has very limited capabilities there. Iranians have long standing discontent against their government that eventually boiled over. I would say that the US and Israel would definitely throw gas on the fire any way they could but doubt very much they started it.
They strangled tje ecpnomy creating the discontent. And you better believe they are neck deep inflaming tensions, stoking violence.
I think it is not believable that a rational informed person could disagree with these points frankly. Unless you were born yesterday.
Economic woes were the flashpoint but Iranian discontent has been simmering over repression for much longer. And while you're right that the US and Company have been hurting the Iranian economy, the people would be quick to blame the US instead of their own leaders if they weren't already so disaffected. Unhappiness with how the regime has spent the money it does have doesn't help things.
The US and Israel openly bragged about staging the riots and the targets of the terrorist attacks look very organized.
They also indirectly started the protests with the economic sanctions. For more info see https://youtu.be/Y9Yt-g_CptI