Gr8Cyrus
The numbers are in, and they are damning—not just for the regime in Tehran, but for the Western media outlets currently sanitizing a crime against humanity.
While leaked intelligence documents from the IRGC’s own security apparatus now place the death toll from the Iranian uprising at a staggering 36,500—a figure that continues to rise—the world’s most powerful news organizations are choosing to look the other way. Instead of amplifying the screams of a slaughter committed in the dark, they are actively diluting the scale of the tragedy, offering the clerical regime a propaganda victory they could never achieve on their own.
The Algorithm of Tyranny: Multiply and Divide
We are witnessing a shameful double standard in global reporting, one that reveals a deep moral rot at the heart of our information ecosystem. The formula is simple:
- When the numbers suit the narrative (e.g., Gaza): The media Multiplies. Casualty figures are accepted immediately, flashed across screens 24/7, and treated as absolute facts.
- When the numbers do not suit the narrative (e.g., Iran): The media Divides. A state-sanctioned massacre of 36,500 people is whittled down to “concerns over hundreds” or “unverified thousands.”
They apply a magnifying glass to one conflict and a blindfold to the other. By downplaying the scale—calling it “thousands” instead of tens of thousands—they effectively sanitize the brutality of the Ayatollahs.
The Evidence: The “Armada” Distraction
This hypocrisy reached a shameful peak this weekend. On Saturday, January 24th, The Guardian published an article titled:
“Trump says US armada heading to middle east as iran death toll put above 5000”
Read that again. 5,000.
This headline was printed a full day after Mai Sato, the UN Special Rapporteur on Human Rights in Iran, had publicly estimated the death toll at more than 16,000.
When a respected UN official flags a genocide-level event, and a major newspaper ignores it in favor of a figure three times lower—buried under a sensationalist headline about Trump’s warships—it is not an editorial oversight. It is a choice. It is a choice to prioritize the geopolitical theater of an “armada” over the wholesale slaughter of civilians. By anchoring the public’s perception to “5,000,” they are effectively erasing over 30,000 human beings from the historical record.
A Warning to the Reader
The regime in Iran relies on this media apathy. They do the same in their own elections and public gatherings, inflating their support into the “millions” while dismissing mass dissent as “scattered riots.” The Western media has now become a cog in this propaganda machine.
Do not fall for it.
To the editors hiding behind “conservative estimates”: History is taking notes. You are actively providing cover for a crime against humanity. To the public: Expect them to do the right thing, but do not wait for them. The leaked documents tell the truth that the headlines refuse to print. 36,500 people have been murdered for demanding freedom. Stay on the right side of history—because the people of Iran will remember who stood with them, and who tried to hide the bodies.
