🇮🇷 The Iran Thread II

[InCali]

Oh good, more unpredictability.

True dat.....

 

[blueharvest]

Yeah.....I get what you're saying, but this dude is responsible for the executions of a lot of people and the systematic oppression of women, gays, non-believers, etc.

If he is dead, I'm not crying alligator tears and if I was sure that this would lead to the overthrow of what is essentially a murderous theocracy, I'd be fine with it. Unfortunately, we don't know that to be the case. I'd love to see a political revolution in Iran that gave working people a say in their lives, but I'm not holding my breath.

Yeah, there's a reason they called that guy "The Butcher:"

 

[DA_Champion]

None of us can know this for sure, but there's a significant chance this was a US/UK/Israel assassination, and that the death of Iranian President Raisi can be Archduke Ferdinand redux.

I went to sleep afraid that my children and I would not wake up.

 

[Sithborg]

Helicopter + Fog is just a perfect recipe for another Kobe incident.

Anyway, based on somestuff I was listening to on the radio, it sounds like the President isn't really that big of a deal in Iran, so not likely to cause immediate issues in Iran's political structure. The issue, it seems, is that Raisi was all but declared to be the next Supreme Ruler, when Khamenei finally dies.

 

[blueharvest]

Iran calls for new nuclear talks amid worsening Middle East crisis

"Pressure, intimidation, threat, and confrontation are non-starters and will ultimately lead to a dead end," Iran said at the U.N.

www.newsweek.com

 

[blueharvest]

Iran's supreme leader issues new US warning

Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Tuesday called for "maximum" voter turnout in this week's presidential election.

www.newsweek.com

 

[blueharvest]

Iran to hold runoff election with reformist Pezeshkian and hard-liner Jalili after low-turnout vote

Iran will hold a runoff election to replace the late hard-line President Ebrahim Raisi after an initial vote saw the top candidates not secure an outright win.

apnews.com

 

[MagnarTheGreat]

Iran's new president is a reformist and heart surgeon who uses English business jargon and wants to revive the nuclear deal with the West

Masoud Pezeshkian was voted president of Iran following a snap election, beating hard-line Islamist Saeed Jalili.

fortune.com

 

[squeekness]

Iran's new president is a reformist and heart surgeon who uses English business jargon and wants to revive the nuclear deal with the West

Masoud Pezeshkian was voted president of Iran following a snap election, beating hard-line Islamist Saeed Jalili.

fortune.com

Hope he can get some real changes made before some extremist kills him.

 

[Sithborg]

Hope he can get some real changes made before some extremist kills him.

There is only so much he can do.

 

[squeekness]

There is only so much he can do.

Baby steps are better than none at all.

 

[InCali]

Iran's new president is a reformist and heart surgeon who uses English business jargon and wants to revive the nuclear deal with the West

Masoud Pezeshkian was voted president of Iran following a snap election, beating hard-line Islamist Saeed Jalili.

fortune.com

The real power in Iran doesn't lie with him. That being said, it's good that there's at least a possibility that ideas are changing in Iran.

A friend of mine posted something the other day I thought was really funny. She said about many of the protestors in the US "If the Ayatollah is praising your protests, you're doing it wrong."

 

[Sithborg]

He was literally the only allowed reformer on the ballot. He was given as a token choice. Now, it does give Khomenai a message, but he wouldn't be allowed if he would be a drastic choice.

 

[DA_Champion]

 

[blueharvest]

 

[blueharvest]

Trump assassination attempt live updates: U.S. learned of Iranian plot to kill Trump weeks before shooting

An investigation is ongoing after a gunman opened fire on former President Donald Trump at a rally Saturday in Butler, Pennsylvania, injuring him.

www.nbcnews.com

 

[:eek:]

Hamas' top political leader is killed in Iran in strike that risks triggering all-out regional war

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says that Israel "will exact a heavy price from any aggression against us on any front.”

apnews.com

 

[squeekness]

Hamas' top political leader is killed in Iran in strike that risks triggering all-out regional war

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says that Israel "will exact a heavy price from any aggression against us on any front.”

apnews.com

Don't worry, they'll make more. They always do.

 

[:eek:]

Iran’s Leader Orders Attack on Israel for Haniyeh Killing, Officials Say

Iran’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, ordered retaliation after a humiliating security failure, as Iran once again balances showing strength against the risk of escalation.

www.nytimes.com

 

[blueharvest]

Middle East crisis live: Iran’s supreme leader leads prayers at Hamas leader funeral as region braces for fresh unrest

Ali Khamenei has said avenging assassination of Ismail Haniyeh is ‘Tehran’s duty’; Hezbollah leader expected to speak at Lebanon funeral of senior commander Fuad Shukur

www.theguardian.com

 

[blueharvest]

US sends more fighter jets and ships to Middle East ahead of possible Iranian retaliation

The United States is moving more fighter jets and warships to the Middle East ahead of a possible Iranian retaliation on Israel

abcnews.go.com

 

[blueharvest]

Jordan in last-ditch effort to prevent Iran retaliating for Haniyeh killing

Foreign minister’s rare visit to Tehran appears likely to fail given Iranian insistence on making a decisive response

www.theguardian.com

 

[MagnarTheGreat]

Iran: Vice President Zarif quits after 11 days in office – DW – 08/12/2024

Javad Zarif has stepped down from the post of vice president, citing his disappointment with the new Cabinet. It's the second crisis for newly elected President Masoud Pezeshkian.

www.dw.com

 

[Lily Adler]

 

[Lily Adler]