After weeks of relative calm on the border, Iran has once again struck Peshmerga in Iraqi Kurdistan, claiming them to be separatist elements.
One Peshmerga was confirmed killed, and a Kurdish political leader said several were slain. Iranian semi-official media claimed 26 killed.
Iran has accused several foreign factions of fueling unrest, and has targeted the Kurds over this several times, likely because they’re conveniently close. The US, predictably, faulted Iran’s strike and claimed it was threatening Iraq’s stability.
Iraq said that it “strongly” condemned the Iranian strikes as a sovereignty violation, as well as Turkish airstrikes that targeted Iraqi Kurdistan a day earlier.
Unrest in Iran recently has centered on gender equality. The strikes are meant within Iran to show hardliners that something is being done to foreign instigators, though in practice very little seems to be accomplished.
The lack of progress is why the Iranian government is also cracking down on women involved in the protests. So far, that isn’t working any better, and shows the conservative government struggling to impose order.
Fixing the election for that raisi, a walking cadaver without personality was a big mistake.
What don’t you like about Raisi, besides his personality?
actually A.z suggested that Raisi does not have a personality.
what’s not to like?
He was selected and not elected. Before this walking corps, the president was ELECTED by the people, elected in a deeply flawed process but elected none the less, and this sham is what caused all this mess. We have a proverb which roughly translate as if food in belly back can suffer the beating. He failed to Jumpstart Iranian economy (I know western economic warfare has a huge part to play but the fact is economy is getting worse and worse) yet he tried to tighten rules of social control. The girl who died had hijub on but nooooo they still had to pick her up because it was not perfect!!!. Economy in distress and this idiot tightened dress code and/or decided to follow it to the letter. Iran is in this mess because of this man’s flawed policy. And yes this man having no charisma also plays a part. Ahmedinezad had tremendous charisma and if it was ahmedinezad who was in charge when this started and screamed it’s all a western plot it could’ve played differently( highly unlikely but was a possibility but with this one there is no chance)
It’s pretty hard to find a nation that doesn’t take Iraqi sovereignty with a grain of salt or total indifference.
“Unrest in Iran recently has centered on gender equality.”
!GENDER EQUALITY! Yes, it has nothing to do with Kurdish separatists linked to the Maoist PKK exploiting the woman who got a heart attack at the police station. And Baluchi separatists, the ones who move to Europe and scoff, “We’re not Iranians, we’re Baluchis!” The woman’s family has condemned the violent criminals for exploiting her death. They have attacked police and tried to set one officer on fire. They attack people passing by, tearing the hijab off old women and following them around to tear at their clothes.
Peaceful protesters, who exploit the issue for feminist reasons, have not been arrested by the police.
And as always when this issue comes up, it’s worth mentioning that the “Iranian lawmakers sentence 15,000 protesters TO DEATH!!!” was, obviously, a lie. It was invented by the Saudi-funded “Iran International” in Italy. All the lawmakers did was sign a letter saying they think protesters who commit crimes should be prosecuted. Same as in other countries. This actually contradicts the “tyranny” claim, as if it was such a tyranny there’d be no need for a letter from lawmakers saying they hope the criminals will be prosecuted.-
The woman who died was seen walking in the police station, then grasping her head and collapsing. No sign of being beaten. I am not defending anyone, but you have to consider the party that would want to stir up problems in any country, namely, the U.S. of A.
The overall incidence of a brain hemorrhage (subarachnoid hemorrhage) is approximately 9 per 100 000 person‐years.
The risk of getting smashed in the head by morality police in Iran is substantially higher.
I bet on the latter as being the cause of her death
business as usual over there
Oh look here the IRG has joined Erdogan’s army. I’m sure their gender program is very multipolar.
Gender equality? Seriously? Really?… An Ultra Conservative, Religious government is walking on hot coals, in bare feet…
“Ultra Conservative Religious”
What is “ultra”? And what is “walking on hot coals”? You mean maybe “cuz they condemned 15,000 protesters to death?” That one was funny. Saudi money buys a lot of lies. If Iran is so “ultra”, why do lawmakers have to sign a letter saying they hope protesters who commit crimes will be prosecuted? Which Saud’s “Iran International” in Italy turned into “voted to execute 15,000.”
No mention of that? No? Well, now you know.
The violent protesters are PKK-linked Kurdish separatists exploiting an issue as usual, knowing they’ll get the support of media owners in New York. “It’s against hijabs!” Sure. “A woman was killed by the police!” A lie, which the New Yorkers cabled out and never apologized for. The woman was in a waiting room with a dozen other women, and was standing up talking to a female police when she suffered a heart attack. As seen on security cameras. The police rushed her to the hospital, which could have saved her – had she been alone with her weak heart she would have stood no chance at all.
The woman’s family has condemned the violent separatists who exploit her death.