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Miriam Webster

Definition of conspiracy theory

: a theory that explains an event or set of circumstances as the result of a secret plot by usually powerful conspirators

You have no evidence that this is likely to be Israel. Just speculation. This is conspiracy theory by definition.

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People are taking my comment out of context. I'm not saying that Israel is 100% for sure behind this. I'm offering an equally likely explanation in response to the individual above who concluded that this was definitely because women randomly decided that they'd had enough.

Was it actually Israel? Was it just angry women? Nobody truly knows, least of all me or GP.

There's been a gradual relaxing of adherance to the hijab in Iran for decades, and this year a woman was murdered because of her 'lax' hijab. You are entertaining the idea that this _could_ be an israeli plot, which you don't have evidence for, alongside the idea it's just "angry women". So yes, even _with_ the context, it sounds a lot like you're spouting conspiracy theories behind a veil of "but I'm just asking _'what if'_?"

This has been going on for many years in the Middle East:

https://gulfnews.com/world/americas/the-new-middle-east-and-...

"Randomly", after a woman died after being taken into custody by the moral police. But sure, it's "equally likely" that Israel somehow sprinkled the rebellion-seeds over Iran and now the women are rising up. Totally just as likely.

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