The analyst is questioning the US’s sincerity in its efforts to enhance freedoms for common Iranians, as he points at how selective Washington’s attempts at bringing democratic reforms to Arab countries have been so far.

“In truth, Western regimes are against the Awakening or Spring that we see in Arab countries, because they do not want the will of the people to be reflected in the policies of the governments of the region. That is why they supported the Tunisian and Egyptian dictatorships until they were on the verge of being overthrown and that is why they support the Saudi occupation of Bahrain. That is also why the US, Britain, and France, have allowed the oil rich dictatorships of the Persian Gulf to heavily fund Takfiri Salafis across the region,” Marandi said.