Iran has been using the protests in France as an opportunity to spin itself once again as a protector of human rights, especially in light of France's previous criticism of its crackdown on its own protests earlier this year. Chyrons like "France Turmoil: Iran Calls On French Govt. To Avoid Violence" and "Iran Urges France To Show Self-Restraint, Avoid Violence In Dealing With Protesters" have been running on PressTV, along with coverage of "US Mass Shooting" and a Donald Trump rally in its steady portrayal of a West in collapse.

 

This analysis is part of an ongoing collaboration between the Internet Archive and its TV News Archive, the multi-party Media-Data Research Consortium and GDELT.