On Iran and More (Call it the "Iran Propaganda Thread" if you wish)

HUNGRY FOR JUSTICE: AHWAZIS AND THE WORLD’S SELECTIVE HUMANITY

http://www.ahwazmonitor.info/new/hungry-for-justice-ahwazis-and-the-worlds-selective-humanity/

 

Are you certain those aren't pictures of Trump's inauguration!

 

• 2016 FIFA Futsal World Cup - Iran finishes 3rd
• 2017 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup - Iran finishes 3rd
• 2018 FIFA World Cup - Will Iran surprise again?

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Saudis are just pathetic. They literally have no viable cards to play against Iran, so they resort to barking and day-dreaming. Arabs in Khuzistan and Ahwaz are a minority, and then Sunni Arabs are a minority within the Arab minority, and then Wahhabis are even a smaller minority within the Sunni Arab minority. In other words, there maybe like 10,000 Wahhabis in Khuzistan for Saudis to influence and take "the battle inside Iran", a country of 80 million people, as they have publicly stated. Now compare that to the millions of Shias in Saudi Arabia who are a clear majority in the South and all the oil-rich regions of Saudi Arabia, and most of whom follow Iranian Ayatollahs as their source, and you'll see how delusional the Saudis are, and even more importantly how stupid and naive they are to play with the Persian lion's tail like this.

Iranian defence minister warns Saudi Arabia after deputy crown prince MBS' 'battle' comments https://t.co/TNFL4CmtO7

— Mohamed Yehia (@yeh1a) May 7, 2017

 

Speaking of Iranian Arabs, this is what most Iranians wake up to every morning when they turn on their TV and radio. A beautiful song about love and hope in different languages of Iran such as Persian, Kurdish, Azeri, Lori, and Arabic . (The Arabic part starts from 4:10 and is probably one of the most popular songs in the Arab world, even though most Arabs, ironicaly, don't know that this is an Iranian song)




Here is also a beautiful classical Iranian song in Kurdish and Persian





And another beautiful folk song in Azeri from North Western Iran



So Iran is a country where diversity has always been recognized and celebrated for 2500 years. The world's first multi-ethnic and multi-cultural empire and nation that was built on a shared national Iranian identity and has lasted to this day. So Saudi Arabia, a medieval Sheikhdom which looks like a chess board from the space since you can only see Wahhabi men dressed in all-white and Wahhabi women dressed in all-black on the street there, can only day-dream about turning Iran into another Syria.

 

The PKK's Iranian supply line's getting cut. With Iran already threatening Pakistan and Saudi, will they score a hat-trick by threatening Turkey (again) now?

Turkey plans wall on Iranian border to prevent PKK crossings, report

http://www.rudaw.net/english/middleeast/turkey/08052017

 

Western media coverage of these courageous women is likely to be muted at best...

Kurdish women launch campaign to boycott Iranian election

http://www.kurdistan24.net/en/news/...n-launch-campaign-to-boycott-Iranian-election

 

Baha'i, like Ahwazis, Balochis, Turkmen, Iranian Kurds, etc., have never attained "fashionable cause" status in the West.

No Mercy for Iran’s Baha’i

https://www.foreignaffairs.com/articles/iran/2017-05-08/no-mercy-iran-s-baha-i

 

This kid risk being executed 10th of May.

IRAN: FURTHER INFORMATION: IRANIAN ARRESTED AT 15 RISKS IMMINENT EXECUTION: PEYMAN BARANDAH

https://www.amnesty.org/en/documents/mde13/6179/2017/en/

 

Here are two clips with English subtitles from the most popular TV series in Iran which is based on the events of the 1953 American coup in Iran against the democratically-elected secular government of Dr. Mossadegh, the result of which ruined the hopes, dreams and lives of an entire generation of Iranians and whose blowback effects are still felt in Middle East to this day.

 

Ghalibaf, the other conservative running, is a Kurd himself. He's a Khorasani Kurd.

 

Ghalibaf is indeed a Kurd. There are many Kurdish tribes in Khorasan who settled there during the Safavid era. The fact that most people don't even know Ghalibaf, who is also the mayor of Tehran, is a Kurd, speaks volume about how people in Iran just don't care about one's ethnicity and all Iranians are Iranian first and foremost. Unlike lets say Turkey, where a Kurd will never be able to be the mayor of a non-Kurdish majority city or realistically have any chance of running for or winning the presidency.

As for the elections, the biggest threat facing Iran is economic in my opinion. Rouhani is the only one who will be able to prevent an Argentina or Greece style economic crisis. I personally don't like the "Participation Front" type reformists who have a very simplistic world view and are naive when it comes to foreign policy, just like how the conservatives are weak and naive when it comes to the domestic issues, like personal freedoms etc as well as the economy. That said, I don't think Rouhani falls into that category of reformists, he is more of a pragmatic centrist who knows how to get things done. For example, he has been smart when it comes to Syria and he has managed to successfully stop inflation in Iran . So overall, I think Rouhani is still the better choice, primarily because of the economy.

 

Rouhani's campaign

And we're in ... massive turnout for #Rouhani's latest #IranElections2017 rally in #Tehran organised by the women's reformist association pic.twitter.com/lQsxArE7Xo

— Golnar Motevalli (@golnarM) May 9, 2017

#Rouhani arrives at #Tehran rally #IranElections pic.twitter.com/TFzVEXvDEF

— Golnar Motevalli (@golnarM) May 9, 2017

We will we will rock you #iranhope#اميدايران#روحانی_تا_۱۴۰۰ #به_عقب_برنمیگردیم #روحاني pic.twitter.com/fff0koCGSf

— IranHope (@IRAN_HOPE_96) May 6, 2017

 

Iran’s IRGC involved in TV executive’s assassination, former member of the European Parliament says

http://www.trackpersia.com/irans-ir...ation-former-member-european-parliament-says/

 

Written by the Ahwazi journalist and freedom activist Rahim Hamid.

Iran’s Elections: An Empty Charade for Ethnic Minorities

https://kurdistanvoice.net/2017/05/10/irans-elections-an-empty-charade-for-ethnic-minorities/

 

What a load of crap. A bunch of made-up stats, and blatant lies written by some fringe Wahhabi on Saudi payroll, who most likely isn't even Iranian. Most of these people pretending to be Arab "ethnic activists" from Iran, who are active in the West are not even Iranian. They're mostly Sunni Iraqis and Kuwaitis pretending to be Iranian. They used to be on Saddam's payroll and now they're on Salman's payroll.

So shameless these people are, making shit up. No country in Middle East, maybe even the entire world, has a stronger national identity than Iran, but according to this idiot, 50% of Iranians are not really Iranians. Ironically, the most famous Iranian nationalists, have been Azeri or Kurd, not Persian. Because Iranian nationalism, unlike Arab and Turkish nationalism is inclusive and not based on language or ethnicity. Mossadegh and Kasravi were both Azeris for example. All the top Ayatollahs are Azeris too.

In Iran, every city has it own TV station and radio station in the local dialect and language. Ethnic languages are not only used in schools, but also some universities. Many movies made in Iran have different dialects and languages with Persian subtitles. Most movies and TV shows are sold with Azeri, Arabic and Kurdish susbtiles on the market. 90% of all Kurdish language movies are made in Iran, despite the fact most Kurds live in Turkey and Iraq. When will these Wahhabi animals learn that Iranians can't be manipulated and played with like that, and Iranian sense of nationality is stronger than any ethnic or religious groupings.

 

Rouhani's election rally. There are like 10 men and 1000 women.