Continuing to reel from public protests and the international rebuke for their handling of them, Iran is going down the path so many others have tried, seeking a military solution.
To that end, Iran fired artillery at Kurdish groups in the area along the Iraqi border, killing 13. The attacks centered on Koya, east of the Iraqi Kurdish city of Irbil.
While the Kurds are seemingly unrelated to this issue, Iranian officials are claiming that they are fueling the latest unrest, and suggested that they are smuggling weapons to the protesters.
Iran also sent a drone in a direction of Irbil, and with Iraq requesting US action they shot down the UAV. CENTCOM said Iran’s indiscriminate attacks were a threat to stability.
CENTCOM said US forces suffered no damage in the matter, nor any casualties. Analysts say they believe Iran wanted to “externalize” the ongoing unrest.
The evidence is lacking, but Iran has been at odds with Kurdish rebels for awhile, and making them a scapegoat is a time-honored tradition across the region.
Five of their security personnel r dead, some were shot, where do u think they r getting the weapons? Criminals who have some weapons generally won’t involve themselves, not when the state has full control.
It is time the Iranian people respond back to IRI for the murder of thousands of Iranians for the past 43 years.
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60% of Iranian University graduates r female. Some of the most prestigious medals awarded by international org in stem fields have been awarded to Iranian women, yes, they r so oppressed 🤣. Iran gives far more freedom and economic opportunities to it’s women then most countries in global south and I can’t even mention dictatorships of middle east where twitting can land u in prison for decades.
If I m not wrong I have seen u write supporting the apartheid Israel, so kinda ironic u claim to support Iranian people yet at the same time u support the inhumane conditions Israel impose on Palestinians.
Thank you A.z for your response. First, I have never commented on Israeli and Palestinian issues. Secondly, this articulate is related to Iran so our conversation is confined to IRI atrocities toward it’s own population. I am interested to understand the reasoning for defending the indefensible by you. A regime that is torturing, jailing and murdering her own citizens should be condemned. A regime that has murdered tens of thousands of her own population by using outdated Islamic laws should be condemned regardless. Would you not agree that reasoning of “there are other more oppressing governments out there than IRI” is a weak argument? And by the way, the percentage of 60% in higher education is not a good use of logic. I say, 1 million female in Iran’s higher education (which is approximately 60%) out of more than 8 to 10 million eligible females population is not good at all. There are so many factors to consider such as total number of eligible individuals, the type of works available to them, economic conditions and so on. Which all are due to an incapable, corrupt, unjust regime enforcing outdated Islamic laws. See, it is not as simple as just 60% are females in higher eduction. Again, thank you for engaging with me.
Iran has sored very well in human development index and with regards to gini scale for income inequality they rank in the middle, and considering the country is fighting off regime change efforts from a superpower I m amazed they have done so well and give them all the kudos I can.
With regards to the allegations, I just saw an interview of an unhinged Iranian dissident livin in the us (a woman who supposedly was targeted by the regime) and if these r the sources or pure propaganda outlets like us msm I would not put any credence on their assertions.
All the governments of the IRI barring the last one was democratically elected within their system and yes the system is flawed but they governments had public mandate and represented the people’s will. The only election that was actually rigged was the current one( I m pretty sure ahmedinezad won his second term fairly). The only fair way to move forward is for raisi to step down and call for new election but seeing how Iran is in a state of siege sadly it will not happen.
A somewhat flawed democracy within theocratic system that has done quite well in most of the parameters, yes I m content with defending the indefensible.
If you think the US has been seeking regime change in Iran, that thing you’re doing that you think is thinking isn’t.
Only thing that stopped Dumbo from attacking Iran was his disastrous failure in Iraq and Intel assessments that forcefully debunked the excuse they needed to launch the war.The only thing that stopped Trump was that his most vociferous and loyal supporters did not want another war in middle east and the cost in blood and treasures. Even then us and Iran were very close to war because Trump was duped into killing Sulemani and it is Iran that backed off because of force disparity and seeing his term was coming to an end.
I m kinda surprised u can’t see the obvious.
The US “attacks” Iran all the time.
The last thing the US wants in Iran is “regime change.”
The mullahs being in power lets the US use sanctions to help keep oil prices artificially high, gives the US a bogeyman to keep its Arab client states in line, and gives the US yet another excuse to throw money at Israel.
If the US regime lifted all sanctions and announced unilateral free trade/immigration with Iran, the mullahs who couldn’t get to the airport ahead of the mobs would be hanging from lamp-posts in short order. The US regime has spent 40 years propping up the “Islamic Republic” regime by playing “Great Satan” for the Iranian public’s entertainment.
U could’ve said the same things for saddam.
I guess you and I have different understanding of what IRI means to the Iranian population. Hence, let see if citizen of Iran will continue supporting this regime. I’ll make one comment here and conclude my conversation.
Every election done by IRI is rigged. The selected bodies that are confirming the eligibility of candidates, only confirm the insiders and not based on the best qualified candidates out there for the job.
Thank you and have a wonderful day.
Well it was a very civilized conversation so I genuinely thank u for that. I will say u should look at the structure of their selection bodies and the process by which membership is decided, they r also elected. Every single post including the post of Supreme leader is an elected post
If somone isn’t elected by the people then they r elected by people who r DIRECTLY elected by the people.
Everything ultimately is decided by people.
If any external actor is driving internal unrest anywhere the most likely suspect is the US, so we get to pay for that and for dealing with the response.
Blowback……………
Kickback more like it, a self sustaining money machine.
What does it take for you guys at Antiwar blogs to understand that Iranian are fed up with evil and corrupt IRI regime? Iranians don’t want an Islamic government any more. They have had enough of IRI’s murdering, torturing, jailing their sons and daughters. Iranians are no longer want to be ruled by outdated 1400 years old Islamic/ sharia laws. How would you like having laws to dismember your body parts for civil crimes in Twenty first century?
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There’s no doubt genuine indigenous opposition to the Iranian government but the US has always had its fingers in the Iranian pie and certainly facilitates unrest there, I suspect to the net detriment of the opposition. Indeed, Iranians probably have the CIA’s ouster of Mosaddegh to thank for sharia law.
Thank you Ted. However, would you please tell me which of the following foreign governments beside US have not had their fingers in this pie? UK, Soviet Union, Russia for the last 43 years and the last few years Chinese government. You see, there is a difference. Would you please search the following, 1917 Iranian famine (who purchased the remaining food supply at high prices knowing it would result in a famine) or Tudeh party activities after 2nd World War in Iran or Mojahedin khalgh in pre 1979 and during 1980s and Fadaian Khalgh (now they call themself Fadaian). What governments would you think were supporting the above mentioned groups in the past 70 years? Speaking of Mosaddegh, I assume he wanted a better future for Iranians. However, did he followed the Iranian constitution in over throwing the Shah? Did he renegotiated the 1933 oil contract with the BP or did he just broke the contract? Who were the major supporter of Mr. Mosaddegh considers the low number of National Front party members in early 1950s?
If we want to discuss only 1953 events then yes it is clear to me too, but it is more complicated. In any case, IMHO the IRI creation has no relation to 1953 events and more with the break up of Soviet Union and historical desire of Russia to reach the warm waters of south (per Catherine the great advice to her future heirs). Thank you again for taking the time and interacting with me.
The US regime’s approach for the last 35 years or so (since it recovered from the shock of the Shah being overthrown) seems to have been to do its damnedest to keep the mullahs in power so that it can whine about how bad the mullahs are.
Thank you. What if there was an agreement between West and East on specific changes in global/regional politics?
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The evidence is “lacking”. CIA propaganda + shipping weapons = same old business. So it goes.