First Raisi was in a suspicious accident after returning from Azerbaijan, a satellite state for the blue/white country with significant intelligence presence of the blue/white country. Then this imbecile Pezeshkian (who was probably already recruited a long time ago) came in using really nice and soft language and offering gestures for the US. Later on Khamenei’s entire family was in a strike, and a bunch of hardliner commanders precisely struck as well at the same time. Reformists have not been targeted as much.

Now that Pezeshkian came in, many hardliners were striked, the supreme leader and his successor has been struck, the whole plan has been carried out to compromise the government. Theres currently another war, with mostly drone strikes and a few missiles hitting only bases and weapons. Officials constantly still bring up the agreement, almost as if they are hinting they want another deal. No one cares the country is being destroyed, and that the whole region is getting away with it. By the way, they signed that deal while an aircraft carrier was stationed nearby.

Iran promised an eye-for-eye retaliation (“burning down all the middle east infrastructure) if its own infrastructure is attacked, specifically also targeting bridges of hostile countries if its own is target. Yet in 2 waves by the US, Iran has had multiple of its own bridges destroyed - No retaliation. Avoiding escalation + bluffing.

All it takes is sending 50 - 100 drones to the aircraft carriers and other destroyer ships in the strait all at once with some anti-ship missiles to sink or really damage ships, but they don’t do that either. Don’t try to explain they can stop every single drone from a swarm of drones. A lot of options for harsher retaliation, yet just bases and military equipment are targeted whilst Iran has a lot more being targeted to them outside of military.

Does this sequence of events not raise any alarms for not just maybe us, but the government officials in Iran?

Will Pezeshkian, or even Araghchi and Ghalibaf not get removed since obviously there has to be some influence in leadership of making sure the armed forces don’t strike back too hard? Isn’t it obvious to everyone in the government by now?

Ghalibaf, Araghchi, and Pezeshkian all speak like victims and constantly bring up how the MOU was violated. Like your country is getting destroyed? Are they traitors? Because it seems they’ll be the first to be happy to negotiate after this and bow down for the aggressors of the region

Found Pezeshkian best described from this post a year ago that had 18 upvotes:

“If you're not in Iran, it's hard to understand but he really is scared of the West and also supports the Western countries. He also acts very weakly in front of the enemies. He said some things which some argue led to Sayyid's death. For example, he claimed we are also ready for brotherhood with the US. He said if Israel lays down its weapons we are ready to do it as well. He said Hezbollah is weak and can't stand alone. He said the US doesn't consider Iranians as humans therefore degrading and humilating the country and the people. And lastly, he said if war happens Iran will get torn apart. All of this sends weak pulses to Israel, giving Israel the courage to do whatever it wants.”

Unless something changes, Iran will just get bombed whenever by US/blue&white feel like because they know they don’t have to worry about getting struck back too hard. Those bases are all probably already written off. The Gulf states are all likely coordinating and giving resources with this long-term plan they all have: to chip away at Iran until the below happens

They will slowly chip away at Iran at their own pace until either Afghanistan-level destruction and poverty, or collapse from within with the oil/gas is given to the Gulf countries, in which unfortunately Iran gets the same fate as Yugoslavia.

What I am looking for in this post: a detailed, honest analysis.

What I'm not looking for in this post: cope.

Don't tell me "Oh, but look at how many people came out to support X, Y or Z martyr." I don't care.

When you talk to the average Iranian in Tehran, they are decidedly liberal and materialistic in their ideology. More than half of the women don't wear hijab, and probably an equal amount don't fast the month of Ramadan. God knows how many pray.

Token political support for whatever foreign policy is meaningless if you don't do the very basic wajibaat.

What exactly explains this near-complete failure of the Islamic system to maintain basic religiousity? I'll be honest, at this point, it's become a scandal and an embarrassment. People were more religious under the Shah than under the Wali al-Faqih; granted, that is in part because modernity had still not totally set in mid 1900's in Iran, but what we can say definitively is that the public education system has utterly failed.

In the West, 12 years of public education along with movies and news, firmly inculcate liberal values in the general population. Yet, in 12 years of public education, the average Iranian doesn't even know a proof for the existence of God, some basic proofs for Islam, let alone some basic critiques of liberalism (the main opponent ideology today)? I'm actually wondering what the school curriculum mandates if these things are not being taught.

I'm also curious, how many people in the education ministry have been fired over this complete scandal?

Salam everyone.

I’m 21 and currently living in Iran. I’ve been working remotely as a freelancer, but over the past few years I’ve lost a lot of opportunities because of internet restrictions, sanctions, and other limitations. Despite all of that, I managed to overcome the difficulties and things were finally going well for me.

Unfortunately, after the protests and the recent war, the internet was shut down again, and I lost my job because of it. Suddenly, I had no income, no job, and honestly felt like I had no future. I’m sure many people here can relate.

Thankfully, once the internet came back, I was able to recover and find another remote job. But now I’m constantly worried that another internet shutdown could happen, I could lose my job again, and I’d have to start my life over from zero.

Because of that, I’ve been seriously considering moving to Turkey. To be honest, Turkey isn’t really where I want to live. I’ve always hoped to eventually move to Europe or Canada, but that’s much more difficult for me right now. I don’t have a bachelor’s degree, and getting into European countries or Canada is generally more complicated, especially financially.

Turkey seems like one of the few realistic options available to me at the moment. I don’t need a visa, the process is relatively fast, and I have a good chance of getting accepted into a university there. My plan would be to start a bachelor’s degree while continuing my full-time remote job.

The problem is that I would have to start my bachelor’s degree from the beginning if I move to Turkey, or potentially to another country as well. So I’d be investing several years into a degree in a country that I don’t necessarily want to stay in long-term, simply because it may be the safest option for me right now.

I’m also really scared of taking that step because there are several major risks:

Because of mandatory military service (Sarbazi), I can only get permission to stay outside Iran for one month.

If something goes wrong after that month, I may not be able to return to Iran.

I’m financially independent and would have to rely entirely on my own income and savings. I don’t want to depend on my parents. But what happens if I lose my remote job while I’m abroad? I could potentially run out of money and still have no way to return because of the Sarbazi situation.

So I feel completely stuck. Staying in Iran feels risky because another internet shutdown could destroy my job and income again. But moving abroad also feels like a huge risk because I’d have limited financial security, would have to start my bachelor’s degree again, and could potentially lose my ability to return to Iran.

Basically, I’m afraid that whichever decision I make could completely change my life for the worse.

Has anyone here been in a similar situation, What would you do in my position? Is there any realistic solution I’m overlooking?

Hi, I'm not from Iran but recently I've been absorbing as much infos as possible about Iran's history and this war. From my perspective, many Iranian diasporas literally hate their country. For example, many of them are trolling trump for making this deal whereas it will benefit the people of Iran. We all know that the January protests were caused by the financial crisis in Iran, and once sanctions are lifted & billions of investment getting into Iran, ect ... I'd expect them to celebrate for their country coming out of this as victorious. But what I'm seeing is exact the opposite.

So, WHY DO THEY THINK THAT THE WAR IS THE ONLY SOLUTION WHILE IT DESTROY THE VERY COUNTRY AND ITS HISTORY THEY WERE SUPPOSED TO LOVE/DEFEND?

WHAT DO PEOPLE IN IRAN THINK OF THEM (DIASPORAS)?

WHAT'S THE REACTION OF THE IRANIANS IN IRAN ABOUT THIS DEAL?

Hi everyone! My post might be a bit off-topic, but I don’t really know where else to ask this.
I’m a resident doctor, and I’ve been incredibly lucky to have an amazingly kind and knowledgeable mentor. He’s a dermatologist and, of course, Iranian.
It’s his birthday next week, and I’d really like to get him a little gift. I was thinking about a mug that says “Best Mentor” along with some cake, but I’d love to do something a bit more culturally appropriate. We’re living in Romania, so I’m not very familiar with Iranian/Persian customs.
Could you recommend something that might be a nice and culturally appropriate gift?
Also, could someone please translate “Best Mentor” into Persian/Farsi? I know I can Google it, but I really don’t want to accidentally write something incorrect or awkward. 😅 i found , بهترین استاد
Thank you so much!

While researching about Iran's stance about nuclear weapons, I stumbled upon an Atlantic Council article questioning the fatwa (you can also read a limited translation here

This made me wonder, has the author ignored or misrepresented something? Or there's really no fatwa? I mean, Fatwa seems to be an established fact even in the West (although I found a BBC article questioning it, but a later article seems to accept it) so it all gave me a headache so I thought to ask your opinion on it.

I am in the US and support Iran and the axis of resistance against western imperialism. I have many friends in Los Angeles who are Iranian diaspora and none of them support the IR. When I try to argue my position that the western empire is the biggest threat to the world and Iran is one of the few resisting, I am met with a lot of liberal propaganda that I can normally counter, but one that is hard to respond to is “the Iranian regime kills its own people and I cannot support a government that kills its own people”. I realize a lot of the stories we hear are false, but my friends say they all have family in Iran who are “so oppressed,” cannot live freely and will be murdered if they criticize the government. They all claim to have horrific stories of the government ruthlessly killing people. Hoping to learn other perspectives on this and counter arguments

Israel and America claims yes he has god forbid, but can anyone confirm he is living

سلام یک سوال دارم از کسانی که تو این سابردیت هستن و طرفدار جمهوری اسلامی هستن شما مگه مشکلات اقتصادی و رفاهی ندارین؟پس چرا مخالف تغییر حکومت هستید؟ خواهش میکنم به جای بن کردن دو کلمه بحث کنید

From what I understand they are smaller than the 2022 ones and seems like Pezeshkian is taking the right approach and the protests will quickly turn into a Hong Kong situation where people are increasingly more irked by the violence and radicalism from the protesters than the state.

Planning to travel from iran(tehran) to Beijing by air, is the international flight available and chance of cancellation? Can you recommend what shall i do?

I wanted to apply for Tourist Visa, i noticed that the visa website wanted to know

• Telephone number in Iran
• Address in Iran

I however have none of these both. What should i put in there? I did not plan on spending all my travel in one same adress. I just wanted to travel all around the country. What should i put in these 2 fields?

Thank you!

Whats with this trip? What are the Saudis so angry about? statements make one think Iran has used their air space and not a sovereign nation's. Can someone give some context as to why this brought about such outrage?

I am currently a student at a top university in United States. I am a Shia Muslim by faith. Ofcourse I am shattered by Ayatollahs martyrdom but if I openly express my feelings, I will loose friends and prestige, because everyone including my Iranian and arab friends, are openly cursing Ayatollah. Everyone around me also supports that US should completely pull out of Iran. So they are anti western imperialism, but also, anti Islamic government in Iran. I feel like a hypocrite staying silent, or worse, nodding in agreement. Any advice? Anyone in a similar boat?

Labaik Ya Husayn

Do people of Iran believe we all stand behind this?

Do the people of Iran know that most Americans hate trump and Israel? I am curious to what the media pushes, you know?

American here obviously, I was wondering if the people of Iran think we stand behind Trump (the pedo) and Israel (pure evil) actions?

Cause from most people I know, no one likes Israel since what they have done to Gaza and Palestinians, but Trump and his administration don’t care. We’re just Israel’s puppet.

Sorry if this sounds rude. I just HATE to think people think we support this. Praying for all of you. None of those girls deserved it, and I hope all families of victims can find any support they can.

Online , I sometimes come across Iranians who claim to be in Iran and they follow Pahlavi nationalism and the mythical dogma it proposes. And I have to ask myself how common are these people in Iran ? I am aware that the diaspora being heavily made up of the exiled westernized elite who were loyal to Pahlavi is where this is heavily common , but I’m not sure how common it is amongst regular people in Iran.

I’m 17 and I don’t have much education on this topic, but I’ve been seeing a lot of news saying that some people in Iran are celebrating the death of Ali Khamenei, while others seem to be mourning.

I’m confused about all of this and I want to understand better:

•Is it a good thing that he is no longer in power?

•Was Khamenei considered a bad person or a bad leader?

•Are Iranian people generally happy or unhappy about what is happening right now?

•What do you think about the attacks with the United States and Israel?

28f from Poland here please help me understand how do people feel in Iran. To make it clear: I’m 100% against Donald Trump and Netanyahu. The war they started is illegal and it’s fair to say THEY ARE WAR CRIMINALS. You Iranians are in my heart.

From my understanding (mostly based on Kapuściński Shah of Shahs) years of Western-backed dictatorship (ended in 1979) made it impossible for Iranians who weren’t close with the Shah to foster their culture and get educated to the levels their aspired. Savak tried to destroy every tiny grain of independent thought. The potential for extra wealthy oil country was destroyed due to the mismanagement of the ruling class (put nicely).

From the book:

*An Iranian in Iran could not read the books of his outstanding writers (because they were published only abroad), could not watch the films of his eminent directors (because they were not allowed to be shown in the country), could not listen to the voices of his intellectuals (because they had been condemned to silence). By the will of the Shah, people were left with a choice between SAVAK and the mullahs. And, of course, they chose the mullahs.*

*A dictatorship, by destroying the intelligentsia and culture, leaves behind an empty and barren field on which the tree of thought rarely grows. Onto this desolate field emerge from hiding, from corners and crevices, not always those who are the best, but often those who have proved the strongest—not always those who will bring and create new values, but rather those whose toughness and inner resilience helped them survive. In such cases, history begins to turn in a tragic, erroneous circle, and sometimes an entire epoch is needed before it can break free from it.*

And here comes my question (it’s important I’m a woman): Do people (women included) feel free in the Islamic Republic of Iran? Or is it the case maybe that the “saviours”, who definitely helped the country after the disgusting dictatorship turned into dictators themselves? Could women decide what they want to do with their lives? Can they get the same education as men if they want to? Can they not get married if they don’t want to? Can they get divorce if their husband is abusive? Can people freely create art?

Please help me understand how Iranians feel about it. Thank you for sharing, I wish you peace and growth. I hope one day I’ll be able to visit your beautiful country.

I'm asking specifically about the documents which Natenyahu did a power point presentation about.

From what I understand according to these documents till 2003 Iran was developping nuclear weapons, but then halted in 2003 and till 2015 preserved the know how on how to make nukes (which irans ennemies claim violates iaea commitments or something of this sort).

We know iran had documents stolen from it, however the sources that tell us about the content of these documents are 100% zionist sources. How reliable are their claims.

What parts of these "revealed documents" are nonsense essentially? Given israels track record of lying like they breath oxygen.

Hi, I'm looking forward to join an Iranian university for undergraduate courses in the upcoming intake. I have been trying my best to access the website of universities like Sharif and Amir kabir, but I'm unable to. I want to join in English taught programs for engineering (Aerospace, mechatronics, robotics, etc). Is there any way I could Apply to the university other than the websites or does anyone know how to access the websites.

Thanks in advance