Inventing Reality

They strangled tje ecpnomy creating the discontent.

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.