Did I miss the thread on the current revolution going on to free Iran?

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Anonymous wrote:Interesting explanation as to why our media is ignoring what is happening in Iran:

Nonsense. "Liberal" western outlets have covered the Iran protests extensively, including the parts where demonstrators criticize the Islamic Republic, burn mosques, reject clerical rule, or chant against compulsory religion. Major publications — from the BBC and Reuters to the New York Times, Guardian, AP, DW, and CNN have repeatedly reported:

- attacks on regime‑aligned mosques
- slogans rejecting theocracy
- anger at clerics and the morality police
- the broader revolt against the Islamic Republic’s religious authority

None of that has been hidden or downplayed by the media. The real reason coverage fluctuates is simple: news cycles, not ideology. When protests surge, coverage surges. When the regime cracks down and demonstrations become harder to document, coverage naturally drops — the same pattern seen in Hong Kong, Sudan, Belarus, and elsewhere.

There’s no evidence that Western journalism is suppressing the story because protesters criticize Islam. In fact, the opposite is true: Western outlets have been some of the only institutions consistently documenting how Iranians challenge the regime’s religious authority.

These constant smears of "liberal" and "western" media are not grounded in facts or reality and can only come from or play to people who themselves live in their own tiny echo chamber of restricted media consumption.

+1.

And can we also discuss the practical reason? The international press is not widely allowed in Iran. The Iranian government controls and restricts internet access. That's why you keep seeing the same five videos and why you don't have a lot of "man on the street" interviews. The government of Iran is restricting the ability to report.

And this is the third or fourth time since 2009 that Iran's government was going to fall. The gov't of Iran has a strategy/plan - let the citizenry let off some steam, agree to lessening of some strict rules, then start cracking back down over time. Lather, rinse, repeat. I very much want this to be the time that the gov't of Iran falls, but just because a moderate Muslim woman from the Iranian diaspora says it's so doesn't mean it's so.

Her claim that the Western mind can't absorb the Iranians rising up because it's also an uprising against Islam is bizarre.

Damn girl, you just described Israel and how the IDF is knocking off every reporter in Gaza. Iran and Israel, two-sides of the same coin.

Nobody cares about bogus reporting by pro-Palestinian apologists and propagandists, who have little to do with Iran apart from how they are funded as part of Iran's anti-Israel crusade which you are happy to fall in behind. When Iran falls, Gaza will have to finally fend for itself, learning to live alongside its neighbor or not, as it chooses.

If Israel thinks Gaza is truly linked to Iran per Netanyahu’s claims, they are in even bigger trouble than Ever.

Iranians and Gazans don’t even speak the same language. Iran needs interpreters for speaking Arabic. Gazans would need interpreters for Farsi.

The average Gazan is likely more fluent in English or Hebrew than Farsi

The average Gazan is supported by Iranian funding for Palestinian terror. The average Gazan need not speak Farsi in order to benefit, as long as said Gazans act as Iranian proxy stooges in support of Iran's ambition to eliminate Israel. Gazans have been eager to comply with Iranian policy goals, which coincide with their own. Both Iran and Gaza have reaped the consequences. Once the Iranian regime changes, Gaza will sink or swim on its own; I'm not betting on seeing many swimmers, given their 80+ year track record of violence and corruption, but time will tell.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Trump is now threatening Iran regarding their violent suppression of the protests:

He posted on Truth social "We are locked and loaded and ready to go"

Ali Larijani, secretary of the Supreme National Security Council replied in a tweet that “The people of the US should know that Trump began the adventurism. They should take care of their own soldiers.”

Shouldn’t the prostesters obey the lawful orders of law enforcement and go home? Why is Trump cheering on vandalism and violence?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Trump is now threatening Iran regarding their violent suppression of the protests:

He posted on Truth social "We are locked and loaded and ready to go"

Ali Larijani, secretary of the Supreme National Security Council replied in a tweet that “The people of the US should know that Trump began the adventurism. They should take care of their own soldiers.”

Shouldn’t the prostesters obey the lawful orders of law enforcement and go home? Why is Trump cheering on vandalism and violence?

Yes they seem like an unruly bunch. Word is Trump will send ICE over to Iran to show the Ayatollahs who to handle protesters.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Interesting explanation as to why our media is ignoring what is happening in Iran:

Nonsense. "Liberal" western outlets have covered the Iran protests extensively, including the parts where demonstrators criticize the Islamic Republic, burn mosques, reject clerical rule, or chant against compulsory religion. Major publications — from the BBC and Reuters to the New York Times, Guardian, AP, DW, and CNN have repeatedly reported:

- attacks on regime‑aligned mosques
- slogans rejecting theocracy
- anger at clerics and the morality police
- the broader revolt against the Islamic Republic’s religious authority

None of that has been hidden or downplayed by the media. The real reason coverage fluctuates is simple: news cycles, not ideology. When protests surge, coverage surges. When the regime cracks down and demonstrations become harder to document, coverage naturally drops — the same pattern seen in Hong Kong, Sudan, Belarus, and elsewhere.

There’s no evidence that Western journalism is suppressing the story because protesters criticize Islam. In fact, the opposite is true: Western outlets have been some of the only institutions consistently documenting how Iranians challenge the regime’s religious authority.

These constant smears of "liberal" and "western" media are not grounded in facts or reality and can only come from or play to people who themselves live in their own tiny echo chamber of restricted media consumption.

+1.

And can we also discuss the practical reason? The international press is not widely allowed in Iran. The Iranian government controls and restricts internet access. That's why you keep seeing the same five videos and why you don't have a lot of "man on the street" interviews. The government of Iran is restricting the ability to report.

And this is the third or fourth time since 2009 that Iran's government was going to fall. The gov't of Iran has a strategy/plan - let the citizenry let off some steam, agree to lessening of some strict rules, then start cracking back down over time. Lather, rinse, repeat. I very much want this to be the time that the gov't of Iran falls, but just because a moderate Muslim woman from the Iranian diaspora says it's so doesn't mean it's so.

Her claim that the Western mind can't absorb the Iranians rising up because it's also an uprising against Islam is bizarre.

Damn girl, you just described Israel and how the IDF is knocking off every reporter in Gaza. Iran and Israel, two-sides of the same coin.

Nobody cares about bogus reporting by pro-Palestinian apologists and propagandists, who have little to do with Iran apart from how they are funded as part of Iran's anti-Israel crusade which you are happy to fall in behind. When Iran falls, Gaza will have to finally fend for itself, learning to live alongside its neighbor or not, as it chooses.

If Israel thinks Gaza is truly linked to Iran per Netanyahu’s claims, they are in even bigger trouble than Ever.

Iranians and Gazans don’t even speak the same language. Iran needs interpreters for speaking Arabic. Gazans would need interpreters for Farsi.

The average Gazan is likely more fluent in English or Hebrew than Farsi

Netanyahu also said that US security was in jeopardy because hamas and hezbollah were linked to Venezuela. He also said that Iran was close to nuclear weapons in the 1980s.

I'm starting to think maybe Netanyahu isn't the most trustworthy person after all. And that his regime change desire im Iran is the same ploy he did to the US into Iraq.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Interesting explanation as to why our media is ignoring what is happening in Iran:

Nonsense. "Liberal" western outlets have covered the Iran protests extensively, including the parts where demonstrators criticize the Islamic Republic, burn mosques, reject clerical rule, or chant against compulsory religion. Major publications — from the BBC and Reuters to the New York Times, Guardian, AP, DW, and CNN have repeatedly reported:

- attacks on regime‑aligned mosques
- slogans rejecting theocracy
- anger at clerics and the morality police
- the broader revolt against the Islamic Republic’s religious authority

None of that has been hidden or downplayed by the media. The real reason coverage fluctuates is simple: news cycles, not ideology. When protests surge, coverage surges. When the regime cracks down and demonstrations become harder to document, coverage naturally drops — the same pattern seen in Hong Kong, Sudan, Belarus, and elsewhere.

There’s no evidence that Western journalism is suppressing the story because protesters criticize Islam. In fact, the opposite is true: Western outlets have been some of the only institutions consistently documenting how Iranians challenge the regime’s religious authority.

These constant smears of "liberal" and "western" media are not grounded in facts or reality and can only come from or play to people who themselves live in their own tiny echo chamber of restricted media consumption.

+1.

And can we also discuss the practical reason? The international press is not widely allowed in Iran. The Iranian government controls and restricts internet access. That's why you keep seeing the same five videos and why you don't have a lot of "man on the street" interviews. The government of Iran is restricting the ability to report.

And this is the third or fourth time since 2009 that Iran's government was going to fall. The gov't of Iran has a strategy/plan - let the citizenry let off some steam, agree to lessening of some strict rules, then start cracking back down over time. Lather, rinse, repeat. I very much want this to be the time that the gov't of Iran falls, but just because a moderate Muslim woman from the Iranian diaspora says it's so doesn't mean it's so.

Her claim that the Western mind can't absorb the Iranians rising up because it's also an uprising against Islam is bizarre.

Damn girl, you just described Israel and how the IDF is knocking off every reporter in Gaza. Iran and Israel, two-sides of the same coin.

Nobody cares about bogus reporting by pro-Palestinian apologists and propagandists, who have little to do with Iran apart from how they are funded as part of Iran's anti-Israel crusade which you are happy to fall in behind. When Iran falls, Gaza will have to finally fend for itself, learning to live alongside its neighbor or not, as it chooses.

If Israel thinks Gaza is truly linked to Iran per Netanyahu’s claims, they are in even bigger trouble than Ever.

Iranians and Gazans don’t even speak the same language. Iran needs interpreters for speaking Arabic. Gazans would need interpreters for Farsi.

The average Gazan is likely more fluent in English or Hebrew than Farsi

The average Gazan is supported by Iranian funding for Palestinian terror. The average Gazan need not speak Farsi in order to benefit, as long as said Gazans act as Iranian proxy stooges in support of Iran's ambition to eliminate Israel. Gazans have been eager to comply with Iranian policy goals, which coincide with their own. Both Iran and Gaza have reaped the consequences. Once the Iranian regime changes, Gaza will sink or swim on its own; I'm not betting on seeing many swimmers, given their 80+ year track record of violence and corruption, but time will tell.

Gazans are not sitting on their hands waiting for directives from Tehran. What’s going on with Tehran is the least of their concerns and Hamas as you well know operates from Doha with logistical and quiet support from Egypt. On 10/7, many Wagner group Russian RPG’s used in Sudan were found which can only be explained if they made their way up through Egypt then Gaza.

Iran is not physically close or logistically close to make or break Hamas in any capacity. Iran’s threat therefore is about Gaza, but about gains. Namely the Houthis in Yemen, Hezbollah in Lebanon, and I’ll assume the remaining Shia crescent in current Syria and of course Iraq. Iran practically controls the entire Middle East now which is jarring to Arab states and Israel.

But whose fault is that really? Saddam Hussein was the Sunni Arab moderate who made that balance of power even but Israel wanted him removed. It’s no wonder Iran filled in that vacuum with a Shia controlled government

[Anonymous]

IRGC Colonel Mahdi Rahimi has been killed by anti-regime protesters.

He was responsible for IRGC troops shooting and killing around 10 protesters in Malikshahi on January 3rd.

The surviving protesters found out where he lived and paid him a home visit.

https://www.threads.com/@ceanmedia/post/DTX1_BkDIci/breaking-irgc-colonel-mahdi-rahimi-killed-by-anti-regime-protesters-he-oversaw

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Free Iran!! Down with the IRGC!

This would be a win for Trump, so we're not interested in your views. Go elsewhere.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Free Iran!! Down with the IRGC!

This would be a win for Trump, so we're not interested in your views. Go elsewhere.

Trump is just sitting on his fat orange ass but I'm sure he'd try to take credit for it if it happens even though he's barely lifting a finger to help suffering Iranians.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:IRGC Colonel Mahdi Rahimi has been killed by anti-regime protesters.

He was responsible for IRGC troops shooting and killing around 10 protesters in Malikshahi on January 3rd.

The surviving protesters found out where he lived and paid him a home visit.

https://www.threads.com/@ceanmedia/post/DTX1_BkDIci/breaking-irgc-colonel-mahdi-rahimi-killed-by-anti-regime-protesters-he-oversaw

So Israel killed him?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Free Iran!! Down with the IRGC!

This would be a win for Trump, so we're not interested in your views. Go elsewhere.

Yes we will cheer when Israel attacks Turkey. This will happen by the end of the year.

[Anonymous]

NP. Can someone explain to me like I’m five why some Americans are protesting for the regime and the Ayatollah? I see these videos and pictures of what mostly look like white liberal women who seem to be protesting on behalf of the regime and it is baffling to me. Do they know anything about life under the Ayatollah? I know a ton of Iranians and I don’t know a single one who supports the regime. It is a brutal, cruel regime.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Free Iran!! Down with the IRGC!

This would be a win for Trump, so we're not interested in your views. Go elsewhere.

Yes we will cheer when Israel attacks Turkey. This will happen by the end of the year.

Yes, once Iran is dealt with then Turkey and Yemen are the next targets by Israel with US support of course. Operations in Syria and Lebanon are already underway.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Interesting explanation as to why our media is ignoring what is happening in Iran:

Nonsense. "Liberal" western outlets have covered the Iran protests extensively, including the parts where demonstrators criticize the Islamic Republic, burn mosques, reject clerical rule, or chant against compulsory religion. Major publications — from the BBC and Reuters to the New York Times, Guardian, AP, DW, and CNN have repeatedly reported:

- attacks on regime‑aligned mosques
- slogans rejecting theocracy
- anger at clerics and the morality police
- the broader revolt against the Islamic Republic’s religious authority

None of that has been hidden or downplayed by the media. The real reason coverage fluctuates is simple: news cycles, not ideology. When protests surge, coverage surges. When the regime cracks down and demonstrations become harder to document, coverage naturally drops — the same pattern seen in Hong Kong, Sudan, Belarus, and elsewhere.

There’s no evidence that Western journalism is suppressing the story because protesters criticize Islam. In fact, the opposite is true: Western outlets have been some of the only institutions consistently documenting how Iranians challenge the regime’s religious authority.

These constant smears of "liberal" and "western" media are not grounded in facts or reality and can only come from or play to people who themselves live in their own tiny echo chamber of restricted media consumption.

+1.

And can we also discuss the practical reason? The international press is not widely allowed in Iran. The Iranian government controls and restricts internet access. That's why you keep seeing the same five videos and why you don't have a lot of "man on the street" interviews. The government of Iran is restricting the ability to report.

And this is the third or fourth time since 2009 that Iran's government was going to fall. The gov't of Iran has a strategy/plan - let the citizenry let off some steam, agree to lessening of some strict rules, then start cracking back down over time. Lather, rinse, repeat. I very much want this to be the time that the gov't of Iran falls, but just because a moderate Muslim woman from the Iranian diaspora says it's so doesn't mean it's so.

Her claim that the Western mind can't absorb the Iranians rising up because it's also an uprising against Islam is bizarre.

Damn girl, you just described Israel and how the IDF is knocking off every reporter in Gaza. Iran and Israel, two-sides of the same coin.

Nobody cares about bogus reporting by pro-Palestinian apologists and propagandists, who have little to do with Iran apart from how they are funded as part of Iran's anti-Israel crusade which you are happy to fall in behind. When Iran falls, Gaza will have to finally fend for itself, learning to live alongside its neighbor or not, as it chooses.

If Israel thinks Gaza is truly linked to Iran per Netanyahu’s claims, they are in even bigger trouble than Ever.

Iranians and Gazans don’t even speak the same language. Iran needs interpreters for speaking Arabic. Gazans would need interpreters for Farsi.

The average Gazan is likely more fluent in English or Hebrew than Farsi

The average Gazan is supported by Iranian funding for Palestinian terror. The average Gazan need not speak Farsi in order to benefit, as long as said Gazans act as Iranian proxy stooges in support of Iran's ambition to eliminate Israel. Gazans have been eager to comply with Iranian policy goals, which coincide with their own. Both Iran and Gaza have reaped the consequences. Once the Iranian regime changes, Gaza will sink or swim on its own; I'm not betting on seeing many swimmers, given their 80+ year track record of violence and corruption, but time will tell.

Gazans are not sitting on their hands waiting for directives from Tehran. What’s going on with Tehran is the least of their concerns and Hamas as you well know operates from Doha with logistical and quiet support from Egypt. On 10/7, many Wagner group Russian RPG’s used in Sudan were found which can only be explained if they made their way up through Egypt then Gaza.

Iran is not physically close or logistically close to make or break Hamas in any capacity. Iran’s threat therefore is about Gaza, but about gains. Namely the Houthis in Yemen, Hezbollah in Lebanon, and I’ll assume the remaining Shia crescent in current Syria and of course Iraq. Iran practically controls the entire Middle East now which is jarring to Arab states and Israel.

But whose fault is that really? Saddam Hussein was the Sunni Arab moderate who made that balance of power even but Israel wanted him removed. It’s no wonder Iran filled in that vacuum with a Shia controlled government

Iran funds Hamas: https://www.acfcs.org/unraveling-a-complex-web-a-primer-on-hamas-funding-sources-iranian-support-global-connections-and-compliance-concerns-considerations

Iranian support for Hamas: https://www.washingtoninstitute.org/policy-analysis/hamas-iran-relationship

Iranian/Hamas Shared Objectives Re Israel: https://www.mideastjournal.org/post/iran-supports-hamas

This is why Iran and Gaza are sharing the same fates.

[Anonymous]

The tone in headlines about Iran “Revolt to try and overthrow the Regime” vs the US “ICE pushes back against Minneapolis protesters” is quite extraordinary. True twilight zone stuff.

[Anonymous]

So are Iranian protesters expected to topple the regime or no?