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    Original OP 

since the Military Thread seems to have shifted towards Iran, lets talk about them here, we'll start with some videos children


(Updated June 24 2024 to add link to other thread and update banned topic note)

Edited by Mrph1 on Jun 23rd 2025 at 7:56:55 PM

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#251: Feb 15th 2023 at 12:32:30 AM

I was pretty much following up on the comparison to North Korea that Eagle made in the post.

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#252: Feb 15th 2023 at 1:49:53 AM

It was more of a comparison to the promise of moonites about the potential future of North Korea, if I understand correctly.

TheWildWestPyro from Seattle, WA Since: Sep, 2012 Relationship Status: Healthy, deeply-felt respect for this here Shotgun
#253: Feb 28th 2023 at 11:22:31 AM

How Two Months at an Iranian seminary changed my life. And not in a good way. The author found himself in a nightmarish doublethink hell. Brilliant article and very insightful.

Xopher001 Since: Jul, 2012
#254: Feb 28th 2023 at 11:47:56 AM

It sounds like Catholic school but cranked up to eleven

Edit: After reading further this seminary school reminds me more and more of the worst kind of American Evangelicals, except somehow more openly racist and cynical

Edited by Xopher001 on Feb 28th 2023 at 11:54:16 AM

eagleoftheninth Shop all day, greed is free from a dreamed portrait, imperfect Since: May, 2013 Relationship Status: With my statistically significant other
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#255: Feb 28th 2023 at 7:18:13 PM

These seminaries are mostly a social networking system for the aristocracy of the Hezbollah and other Iran-aligned Shi'a groups across the Middle East. Getting to recruit the odd true believer who'd go on to head pro-Iran Shi'a congregations in their home countries is just a bonus.

One day, we will read his name in the news and cheer.
unknowing from somewhere.. Since: Mar, 2014
#256: Mar 1st 2023 at 1:19:48 AM

He said a bunch of student for a particular country, I wonder what country that is.

Also I did not expect the muslim student being from latin america, that totally took me by surprise.

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TheWildWestPyro from Seattle, WA Since: Sep, 2012 Relationship Status: Healthy, deeply-felt respect for this here Shotgun
#257: Mar 1st 2023 at 2:17:12 AM

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His entire class was Latin American.

unknowing from somewhere.. Since: Mar, 2014
#258: Mar 1st 2023 at 3:14:20 AM

Yeah but muslism arent so predominent here(as the guy said) so I though it was an Usonian, I make me wonder what country was him, I was aiming for brazilian but the first line is a spanish phrase, the others were probably ether argentina and chile who have biggest muslism comunity.

Granted there is a posibility its from venezuela since my country have ties with Iran and hezbollah. in fact a israli investigation said Maduro is using gold from country to paid Iran and hezbollah.

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Xopher001 Since: Jul, 2012
#259: Mar 1st 2023 at 3:34:06 AM

The author wanted to remain anonymous so it's not surprising they didn't name the specific country they're from

TheWildWestPyro from Seattle, WA Since: Sep, 2012 Relationship Status: Healthy, deeply-felt respect for this here Shotgun
#260: Mar 1st 2023 at 3:45:02 AM

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Iran is one of Venezuela's main foreign backers, after all, and takes a proactive role in the regime. Hezbollah is partnered with the ELN, Venezuela's favorite proxy in Colombia, and Venezuelan officials as well.

He always refers to Spanish in the article, so he's likely not Brazilian.

Edited by TheWildWestPyro on Mar 1st 2023 at 3:45:58 AM

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#262: Mar 1st 2023 at 3:58:11 PM

Girls schools, to be specific. Thankfully nobody has suffered lasting harm, but the targets are making people suspicious the government has a hand in the gas attacks as retaliation for the protests.

The article gives the impression the authorities are trying to stop the attacks though, and being forthcoming with information. Which makes me wonder if there's some right-hand left-hand secrecy going on.

CelestialMacaw from in a drywall room Since: Dec, 2022 Relationship Status: RelationshipOutOfBoundsException: 1
#263: Mar 1st 2023 at 4:03:39 PM

Yeah, it's weird that the authorities actually acknowledged the issue at all. Anti-regime activists still distrust them, mostly bc preventing girls from getting an education is rather close to the hyperconservative, authoritarian regime's goals.

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eagleoftheninth Shop all day, greed is free from a dreamed portrait, imperfect Since: May, 2013 Relationship Status: With my statistically significant other
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#264: Apr 17th 2023 at 3:20:31 AM

*squints* Hey I've seen this one before

New York Times: Iran and Nicaragua Discussed Military Cooperation, Leaked Report Says. Seems to be more talk than anything concrete, though.


AP: Crown Prince Reza Pahlavi will visit Israel this week, delivering “a message of friendship from the Iranian people”.

One day, we will read his name in the news and cheer.
Lyendith Since: Mar, 2011
#265: Apr 17th 2023 at 4:46:20 AM

Is there even any support for the Pahlavi in Iran today…?

Ramidel Since: Jan, 2001
#266: Apr 18th 2023 at 12:02:00 AM

[up]There isn't. Most Iranian monarchists are in the expat communities, and Pahlavi isn't having much success bringing the expats into contact with Iran's local democratic movement (in part because Iran's homegrown democrats would really rather the expats stay expatriate).

Fourthspartan56 from Georgia, US Since: Oct, 2016 Relationship Status: THIS CONCEPT OF 'WUV' CONFUSES AND INFURIATES US!
#267: Apr 18th 2023 at 5:04:46 AM

Ah, monarchs and pushing claims they have no right to. Name a more iconic duo {IMPOSSIBLE CHALLENGE}

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Edited by Fourthspartan56 on Apr 18th 2023 at 9:51:12 AM

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Lyendith Since: Mar, 2011
#268: Apr 18th 2023 at 5:58:56 AM

[up][up] Are they wary of attempts by the US to appropriate the movement?

eagleoftheninth Shop all day, greed is free from a dreamed portrait, imperfect Since: May, 2013 Relationship Status: With my statistically significant other
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#269: Apr 18th 2023 at 6:07:54 AM

Actually, he's only called the Shah if he holds dominion over the Pars, Elam, Media, Susa, Ekbatana, Mazandaran, Saka, Gandhara, Khorezmia, Sogdiana, Lydia, Ionia, Phoenicia and Egyptian regions of Eranshahr. Otherwise, he's just a sparkling unemployed guy from eastern Virginia.

One day, we will read his name in the news and cheer.
TheWildWestPyro from Seattle, WA Since: Sep, 2012 Relationship Status: Healthy, deeply-felt respect for this here Shotgun
#270: Apr 18th 2023 at 9:47:26 AM

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No, just that the Shah has long since fallen out of favor with the Iranian people. The protesters want genuine democracy and a strongly secular republic.

Ominae Since: Jul, 2010
#271: Apr 18th 2023 at 11:46:16 AM

IIRC, the Shah's surviving relatives (majority last I checked) did not say that they wish to establish their family again in Tehran.

Ramidel Since: Jan, 2001
#272: Apr 18th 2023 at 3:02:16 PM

[up][up][up][up]As Pyro said, the people who expatriated over the monarchy and the protestors who grew up in Iran after the revolution are two entirely different groups.

TheWildWestPyro from Seattle, WA Since: Sep, 2012 Relationship Status: Healthy, deeply-felt respect for this here Shotgun
#273: Apr 18th 2023 at 5:59:06 PM

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Same with the Cuban protesters and the exiles.

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#274: Apr 26th 2023 at 8:49:41 AM

Senior Iranian ayatollah Abbas-Ali Soleimani assassinated.

Their is a video which is online which shows a bank guard calmly walk behind him and cap him twice.

"That's right mortal. By channeling my divine rage into power, I have forged a new instrument in which to destroy you."
Bexlerfu Khatun of the Azim Steppe from Mol Iloh Since: Nov, 2020
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#275: Aug 15th 2023 at 12:38:27 PM

Saeed Roustaee/Roustayi has been jailed for 6 months, with a 5 years filming interdiction.

He's the filmmaker behind thriller Just 6.5, which is the best thriller I have seen in the last decade and it's not even close.

It happened because of his latest movie, Leila's Brothers, which had been broadcasted in several international film festivals (including Munich and Cannes) without the government's authorization. Also, maybe not coincidentally, it depicts workers going on strike, and its lead actress Taraneh Alidoosti has been part of the recent protests, and was even briefly arrested before posting bail.


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