Graffiti on a wall in #Iran :

'Hit them hard, #Israel ; they don't have the balls for revenge.'

Graffiti on a wall in #Iran :

'Hit them hard, #Israel ; they don't have the balls for revenge.'

Merely pursuing a permanent ceasefire will not ensure peace; the overthrow of #Hamas is necessary to prevent their victory. It appears that Israel's allies have overlooked these security concerns and are indifferent to the potential propaganda victories this situation could…

Merely pursuing a permanent ceasefire will not ensure peace; the overthrow of #Hamas is necessary to prevent their victory. It appears that Israel's allies have overlooked these security concerns and are indifferent to the potential propaganda victories this situation could…

In a piece for Iran International English, I broke down the recent National Union for Democracy in Iran data showing that when the US posture towards Iran is softer, the regime sells more oil, has more money to spend on terrorism, expands its nuclear program, and executes more Iranians.

iranintl.com/en/202404069938

At the Al Quds day event, a day funded by the Islamic Republic in Iran to celebrate terrorism against Israel, Toronto Police arrested Salman Sima for stating the fact that Hamas is a terrorist organization. The police refused to say why they arrested him but some say it's for…

▶️BBC reports that Sereen Badi'i, a California resident recently arrested in Iran, likely holds a New Zealand passport. His American citizenship or permanent residency status is uncertain, and the Department of State has declined to comment on his citizenship, although it is aware of the…

خروج شرکت #ابرآروان از لیست تحریم‌های اروپا، هرچند که غم‌انگیز است، ضرورت وجود یک سازمان کنشگری ایرانی-اروپاییِ مدافع حقوق بشر و دموکراسی را نشان می‌دهد. وقتی چنین سازمانی نباشد، طرف‌های مخالف به راحتی می‌توانند در این بازی بی‌حریف پیروز ماجرا شوند.

Important point ⬇️

“One of the biggest problems in Iran's public sphere, both domestically and in the diaspora, is the failure to distinguish between the roles of politicians, their symbolic/political status, and social and media activists. This major calamity also occurred…

Thomas Juneau A few people, upset about the collapse of the GT coalition, wrote English op-eds on the subject. Among them was Arash Azizi, a self-described communist and supporter of the pro-Soviet Tudeh Party, who quoted Alinead and Hamed, claiming that Pahlavi is to blame for the collapse of…

Would have been slightly credible if Kaveh hadn’t blocked almost half of Twitter and called almost all his opponents bots, fascists, and other ad hominem labels.

Kaveh’s toxic name-calling and demonizing of Iranian dissidents who disagreed with him cost him a seat in the…

Would have been slightly credible if Kaveh hadn’t blocked almost half of Twitter and called almost all his opponents bots, fascists, and other ad hominem labels.

Kaveh’s toxic name-calling and demonizing of Iranian dissidents who disagreed with him cost him a seat in the…

For those who prefer facts to fantasies, the below might prove useful.

Bottom line: Appeasement is poor policy.

خطاب به یاشار علی (و البته بقیه کسانی که فکر مهم بودن بهشان دست داده)

تلاش برای به دست‌آوردن امتیاز سیاسی از یک تراژدی امری سبکسرانه و در سطح تو نیست . مردم به تشخیص خود و در زمان مناسب وقتی مسئله بهتر روشن شد واکنش نشان خواهند داد. بین یک فعال توییتری و محبوب‌ترین چهره سیاسی در…

Yashar,

Scoring political points out of a tragedy is cheap and beneath you. People are going to take their time and react when they see everything come out. There is a difference between a Twitter activist and the most popular political figure in Iran, like the Crown Prince.…

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1. Again, you don't have any influence within our community to claim 'they were pressured.' Even most Iranian journalists in the diaspora don't know who you are. This attitude may work in American discourse, but it is certainly not welcomed in a culture…

خطاب به یاشار علی (و البته بقیه کسانی که فکر مهم بودن بهشان دست داده)

تلاش برای به دست‌آوردن امتیاز سیاسی از یک تراژدی امری سبکسرانه و در سطح تو نیست . مردم به تشخیص خود و در زمان مناسب وقتی مسئله بهتر روشن شد واکنش نشان خواهند داد. بین یک فعال توییتری و محبوب‌ترین چهره سیاسی در…