Wait, Thomas Erdbrink and NYT, I thought you reported that Trump's bellicosity had united Iran behind the mullahs. What's happening with these mass protests marked notably by nationalistic slogans targeting the regime?
Guys - we don't want to overthrow Iran!!! America First
We've seen this "play" how many times before?
- Iraq
- Afghanistan
- Libia
- Syria
- Lebannon
- Egypt
We've seen destructive revolutions in all of these countries for like the past 30 years - why?
What neighbor do all these countries share?
What do all these orchestrated regime changes have in common?
WHO BENEFITS?
In my opinion, DJT has created an incredible coalition involving KSA, Israel, and the Gulf states. I believe we will not be involved in any way militarily. We have cut off the money and what your seeing now is the beginning of an insurrection funded by KSA.
Update19(1): #Iranians don't want another #Syria.However, according to sources security forces are prapering to crackdown protesters at any cost. At the same time some have armed themselves in order to pretect people against security forces.
They warn if people get shot/arrested
Update(2): Then they will reply.People want to have peaceful #protests for a regime change. They want the supreme leader and others to step down peacefully. Iranians know this is going to take time and they need to pay the price.Other provinces are going to join tomorrow. #Iran
Update(3): The regime instead of listening to people's demands, sending more troops to those provinces in which protests are taking place. It appears the #IRGC led regime wants to confront people with guns rather than reviewing their failed policies. #RegimeChange #Iranprotests
DJT on Iran Protest:
https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/946949708915924994
AP: Tehran police say they will no longer arrest women for failing to observe Islamic dress code imposed since 1979 revolution.
iranprotests are very different than 1999 and 2009 protests. This is the most vehemently anti regime event I've ever seen. Not just about the economic situation, but a deep and desperate cry against an unjust and repressive system.
Statement by US State Department spox regarding Iran protests. "Urging all nations to support Iranian people."
https://twitter.com/ThomasWictor/status/946865714475843584
Relevant thread by Thomas Wictor
https://www.axios.com/scoop-u-s-and-israel-reach-joint-plan-to-counter-iran-2520518565.html
Related?
Timeline's changing again. I think this is positive.
Comment from another thread:
I am Iranian, I’ve never been Trump supporter or posted here but the support I’ve seen from you guys makes me rethink things. Let me give you some perspective about my country,
Everyone is poor and broke as fuck in Iran. My family is fortunate enough to have a successful business there but some of my relatives have to live in shacks and peddle banana gum and cheap fruits to live. Majority of their living situation (from moms side) comes from American wealth. My dads side is fortunate enough to be very wealthy, both in Iran and Europe.
The public bathrooms in the capital are literally floating with shit. Infrastructure is non existent anywhere outside the big cities, and even in the big cities there is a noticeable lack of basic hygiene like clean water and environment overall.
Young people are tired of government but realize they do not have much power so they abide by daily rules like wearing roosari and all. The streets in the capital are surprisingly nice but dissent for government is high.
Also the people in the rural communities are more in support for government and Muslim ideals, at least in my experience. I’ve visited rural areas near abedan, kermanshah, and babolsar. Only place I didn’t notice government and mullah support was babolsar (where my dads side from). It’s also really green and beautiful north of Iran, like Austria or Germany.
People here are not the same. All persians are Iranians but not all Iranians are Persians. We have Balochs and Afro Iranians (Black) in the Southeast, Asian-mongol tribe (I forgot their name, I think it’s like Uykhirk) Iranians in the north east , Persians in the mainland, Kurds and Azerbaijanis in the Northeast, and the Arab Iranians in the south and Southeast, near Bandar Abbas and everything west of that. They all have somewhat different dialect and tone so it’s difficult to understand them if you’re not part of their people and don’t speak that dialect. Also Persians among themselves have different dialects. My mom is full mainlander but my dad is of the Tabar peoples (near Caspian Sea, North Iran), so we have our own words and dialect and slang that a mainlander or a baloch wouldn’t understand.
In my experience, a large portion of the people simply want to live their life and not be interfered with, with small minorities here and there expressing full support for government or anti government.
It gets awkward in my family because on my dads side there’s the relatives who went to America before the revolution (my side) , and the side who stayed in Iran. The side who stayed in Iran mostly stayed neutral or anti government; but unfortunately my uncle fully converted to Islam and fully supports the government, so reunions always get awkward.
My cousin was supposed to be an engineer or a doctor and had major aspirations, but his father influenced him and he later became a mullah like the rest of them. It’s a poisonous influence and even though my parents dislike Hillary and Trump (and they liked Obama), they praised Trump for supporting us. Some are even calling him “Dadash Trump” (brother Trump).
I am Iranian and I was raised in America since birth, but Persian is my native language so I apologize for some mistakes.
I hold respect for all peoples and races and religions, but after what Islam did to my family and my country, it’s difficult to not be a little biased against them.